 |  | David Aaron & John Bash David Aaron (below) and Johnny Bash are live entertainment promoters in Chicago, with long ties to the club scene, going back to the 1970s.
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|  | Carmen Abrego & MariBeth Welch Abrego and Welch live in Oak Park and support various LGBT causes. Abrego is a long-time Chicagoan also known for her poetry. | | |  | Carmen Abrego Abrego is a poet and Latina activist, and co-founder of the International Women's Day Dance. | |
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|  | | | |  | Ann Adams Ann Adams and her partner Lise Alschuler are contributors to LGBT and health causes. | |
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|  | | | |  | Jean Albright Albright is a retired Air Force Master Sergeant, working to overturn the military's gay ban. | |
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|  | Claudia Allen Allen is a long-time playwright whose works have been performed in Chicago and around the U.S. Many have lesbian themes. | | |  | Lise Alschuler Alschuler and her partner Ann Adams are contributors to LGBT and health causes. | |
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|  | Alicia Amador Amador and partner Norma Seledon support a range of Latina lesbian and other causes. | | |  | Alan Amberg Alan Amberg, founder of Lesbigay Radio, has been a advocate for men's health issues for many years. | |
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|  | Jackie Anderson Anderson has been a part of the LGBT community since the 1960s, and has been active on a wide range of issues. | | |  | | |
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|  | Toni Armstrong Jr.Toni Jr. has worked on LGBT rights, lesbian women's music, as well as with groups such as GLSEN Chicago, Color Triangle, BLAST, and many more. | | |  | Tommy AvantGarde Avant Garde is part of the South Side "balls" social scene, active on educating Black gay youth on health and cultural issues. | |
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|  | Miguel Ayala Ayala was co-founder of the Whitney Young Pride GSA, the first in the Chicago area, and active in Chicago youth causes and mainstream political campai | |
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