Jon-Henri Damski Papers

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Jon-Henri Damski was a weekly columnist in the LGBT press, journalist, essayist, poet, author and community activist who chronicled gay life in Chicago from the mid-to-late 1970s through the late 1990s. Through his tireless lobbying efforts as a member of the “Gang of Four” he played a pivotal role in helping to secure the passage of the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance in 1988 and the city hate crimes bill in 1990. His collection includes manuscripts, publications, photographs, and press clippings.

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