Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund will celebrate its 30th anniversary at the Bon Foster Memorial Civil Rights Dinner, Thursday, Oct. 9 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown. The event will benefit Lambda.
The Bon Foster Dinner honors the legacy of Chicago attorney and activist Robert Bonvouloir 'Bon' Foster. It was Bon's bequest that funded the opening of Lambda Legal's Midwest Regional Office in Chicago in 1993. He along with Lambda's Interim Legal Director Patricia Logue are among the inductees into this year's Chicago Gay and Lesbian gall of Fame.
At the benefit, Lambda Executive Director Kevin Cathcart and Logue will highlight the major issues, successes and challenges for Lambda Legal, as well as show a Lambda Legal-produced short film, Voices of Equality. The video showcases the struggles of numerous Lambda Legal clients and the legal battles that they are fighting.
The law firm of Jenner & Block, which played a significant role in the defeat of Texas's 'Homosexual Conduct' law this summer, will be honored. Call (312) 663-4413.