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Chicago LGBTQ+ icon Henry Gerber to be honored with Legacy Walk plaque on National Coming Out Day

September 30, 2025

The Legacy Project is set to induct Chicago LGBTQ+ icon, activist and Society for Human Rights (the first LGBTQ+ rights organization in the United States) founder Henry Gerber into its Legacy Walk outdoor museum on Halsted Street in Chicago’s Northalsted neighborhood ...

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