Introduction 1 Merle's Story 2 The Struggle for Self-Acceptance: The Life of George Buse 3 Renee Hanover: Always a Radical 4 Max Smith: A Gay Liberationist at Heart 5 The Gay Liberation Era in Chicago 6 A Queer Radical's Story: Step May and Chicago Gay Liberation 7 The Transvestite Legal Committee 8 A National Network under the Radar: The Transvestite Information Service 9 A Mother to Her Family: The Life of Robinn Dupree 10 Controversy on Campus: Northwestern University and Garrett Theological Seminary 11 Activist Catholics: Dignity's Work in the 1970s and 1980s 12 Dennis Halan and the Story of Chicago's "Gay Mass" 13 Moving Forward with Integrity 14 Lutherans Concerned: A Continuing Struggle 15 Running for Office: The Campaign of Gary Nepon 16 Ten Years after Stonewall: The Police Are Still Attacking Us 17 Trying to Work Together: The Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Metropolitan Chicago 18 Knowledge Is Power: Chicago's Gay Academic Union 19 Sexual Orientation and the Law 20 A Lesbian Community Center in Chicago 21 The Artemis Singers and the Power of Music 22 Printing Our Way to Freedom: The Metis Press 23 Picturing Lesbian History: The Passion of Janet Soule 24 Lesbian Chicago: Striving for Visibility 25 We Are Family: The Birth of Amigas Latinas 26 Our Legacy Lives On: Amigas Latinas as an Activist Force 27 Challenging a Color Line: Black and White Men Together 28 Chicago Mobilizes to March on Washington 29 Confronting AIDS: The Response of Black and White Men Together 30 The Rise of Bisexual Activism 31 Impact '88: Becoming a Force in Electoral Politics 32 Facing Off with the Media: The Work of GLAAD-Chicago 33 Building Community: Peg Grey and the Power of Sports 34 Fighting the Military Ban: James Darby and the Effort to Mobilize Veterans 35 The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS 36 A Community Fights AIDS: The Work of BEHIV 37 Making Schools Safe 38 We Will Not Stay Quiet: The 85% Coalition Afterword: Further Reading Acknowledgments Bibliography Index.