Jim Bussen at a Gay and Lesbian Town Meeting event in October 1988. Photo by Lisa Howe-Ebright.
Jim Bussen at a Gay and Lesbian Town Meeting event in October 1988. Photo by Lisa Howe-Ebright.
Bussen at a Catholic event, July 23, 1987. The event was called a Service of Healing, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church, but even though it was about AIDS, the word AIDS never came up, as reported in the July 30, 1987 Outlines newspaper. This was indicative of how the Catholic Church responded to the epidemic in the 1980s. Back row, from left: Thom Dombkowski of Chicago House, Bussen, who was president of Dignity/USA, Bill Seng, president of Dignity/Chicago, and Frank Kellas, owner of the Gold Coast bar. Front: Marge Summit, owner of His 'n Hers bar, and Jim Pilarski, secretary of Dignity/USA. Outlines newspaper archives
Bussen at a Catholic event, July 23, 1987. The event was called a Service of Healing, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church, but even though it was about AIDS, the word AIDS never came up, as reported in the July 30, 1987 Outlines newspaper. This was indicative of how the Catholic Church responded to the epidemic in the 1980s. Back row, from left: Thom Dombkowski of Chicago House, Bussen, who was president of Dignity/USA, Bill Seng, president of Dignity/Chicago, and Frank Kellas, owner of the Gold Coast bar. Front: Marge Summit, owner of His 'n Hers bar, and Jim Pilarski, secretary of Dignity/USA. Outlines newspaper archives