Illinois

Kitty Cone
Disability Rights Activist
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Lea Delaria
Comedian & Actor
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John D’Emilio
LGBTQ Historian
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Ruth Ellis
Activist
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Henry Gerber
Activist/Educator
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Jim Hormel
Diplomat/Philanthropist
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Rock Hudson
Award-Winning Actor
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Jim Kolbe
Congressman
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Dave Kopay
Athlete
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Jane Lynch
Actor and filmmaker
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Deirdre McCloskey
Economist and Economic Historian
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CeCe McDonald
Transgender Activist     
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Suze Orman
Financial Expert
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Dan Savage
Journalist
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Lowell Selvin
Entrepreneur
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Susan Sontag
Author/Commentator
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Phill Wilson
AIDS Activist
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