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		Wayne Bradley Bradley and his partner Rick Peterson are active on GLBT religious issues.				Wayne Bradley & Rick Peterson Bradley (left) and Peterson are active on GLBT religious issues.

		Jay Deacon				Greg Dell Dell is a strong ally of the gay community, risking his job as pastor of Broadway United Methodist Church to back gay unions.

		Teresa Dobbins Dobbins is active on a wide range of African American lesbian and spiritual issues.				Teresa Dobbins & Barbara Hyler Partners Hyler (left) and Dobbins are active on African American lesbian and spiritual issues.

		Ron Helizon Helizon has been active on gay issues since the 1960s, including as a bar owner, bar personality, and Catholic activist.				Sherri Jackson Jackson is a minister and healthcare practitioner with a wide range of gay and AIDS organizational involvement.

		Bruce Koff Bruce Koff, LCSW, has been a pioneering advocate for LGBT concerns in the fields of social service and mental health since 1977.				Bruce Koff & Mitchell Channon Long-time partners Koff and Channon have been active on both gay and Jewish issues for many years.

		Deb Lake & Terri Pease Lake and Pease have been partners since Oct. 10, 1998. Lake is a minister and author, Pease is a domestic violence and trauma consultant.				Deb Lake Rev. Lake is the executive director of Sankofa Way, creating new approaches to addressing oppression.

		Ifti Nasim Nasim was born in Pakistan and has been active on gay Southeast Asian issues in Chicago.				Rick Peterson Rick Peterson and his partner Wayne Bradley are active on GLBT religious issues.

		Patrick Sinozich Sinozich is a nationally renowned director of choral groups, including gay choruses in Chicago.				Kevin Tindell Tindell is a change management consultant and minister. He and his partner are raising two sons. Tindell is active in Black gay and spiritual groups.

		Ronald Wadley Wadley is involved in the Same Gender Loving Ministry at Trinity United Church of Christ.

Out and Proud in Chicago: An Overview of the City's Gay Community, the book is edited by Tracy Baim and features the contributions of more than 20 prominent historians and journalists. It is published by Surrey Books, an Agate imprint, and is hard cover, 224 pages, 4-color, with nearly 400 photos.
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