HRC's Chad Griffin at the Chicago gala. Photos by Kat Fitzgerald (mysticimagesphotography.com)

Michael Sam at the HRC Chicago gala. Photos by Kat Fitzgerald (mysticimagesphotography.com)

Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff of the U.S. Supreme Court case Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges that legalized same-sex marriage in the United States. Photo by Kat Fitzgerald (mysticimagesphotography.com)

Mayor Rahm Emanuel at the HRC Chicago gala. Photos by Kat Fitzgerald (mysticimagesphotography.com)

HRC Chicago gala. Photos by Kat Fitzgerald (mysticimagesphotography.com)

HRC Chicago gala. Photos by Kat Fitzgerald (mysticimagesphotography.com)

Hyatt Pres/CEO Mark Hoplamazian at the HRC Chicago gala. Photos by Kat Fitzgerald (mysticimagesphotography.com)

Monica Raymund, openly bisexual actress of Chicago Fire and The Good Wife, at the HRC Chicago gala. Photos by Kat Fitzgerald (mysticimagesphotography.com)

Singer Frenchie Davis at HRC Chicago gala. Photos by Kat Fitzgerald (mysticimagesphotography.com)

Singer Frenchie Davis at HRC Chicago gala. Photos by Kat Fitzgerald (mysticimagesphotography.com)

HRC Chicago gala. Photos by Kat Fitzgerald (mysticimagesphotography.com)

HRC Chicago gala. Photos by Kat Fitzgerald (mysticimagesphotography.com)