The Chicago Commission on Human Relations Advisory Council on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues has named the 2003 list of individuals, organizations, and a family selected for inclusion in the world's only known municipally sponsored hall of fame that honors members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, announced Mayor Richard M. Daley, Commission Chair Clarence N. Wood, and ACGLI Chair Laura Rissover.
Chosen nominees will be inducted at the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame's 13th annual ceremony, which will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, in Sidney R. Yates Gallery at the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph St. The reception begins at 5:30 p.m., and the program is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. The event will be free and open to the public.
Those honored in 2003 are:
Angel Abcede, 39, dancer; Chef Tania Callaway (1952-2000), caterer and chef; Armand R. Cerbone, Ph.D., 62, psychologist;
R. Sue Connolly, 56, banker; Robert Bonvouloir Foster (1955-1991), lawyer; Tonda L. Hughes, Ph.D., R.N., 50, researcher and educator; Patricia M. Logue, 43, lawyer and current interim legal director of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund; John Pennycuff, 39, activist; Laurence E. Spang, D.D.S., 54, dentist, for defending the treatment rights of HIV-positive practitioners and patients; DJ Sheron Denise Webb, 51, disc jockey; Albert N. Williams, 52, theater artist, journalist, and teacher.
Organizations: AIDS Legal Council of Chicago, About Face Theatre, Buddies' bar, and Chicago Black Lesbians and Gays.
Friend of the Community: The Graham Family, a mother, father, daughter, and son who have consistently upheld minority rights within their church and for the past four years have waged a legal battle against perceived antigay discrimination by a church campground.