Chicago Whispers: A History of LGBT Chicago before Stonewall

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Chicago Whispers Chicago Whispers A History of LGBT Chicago before Stonewall St. Sukie de la Croix The University of Wisconsin Press The University of Wisconsin Press 1930 Monroe Street, 3rd Floor Madison, Wisconsin 53711-2059 uwpress.wisc.edu 3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU, England eurospanbookstore.com Copyright © 2012 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any format or by any means, digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a website without written permission of the University of Wisconsin Press, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles and reviews. Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data De la Croix, St. Sukie. Chicago whispers : a history of LGBT Chicago before Stonewall / St. Sukie de la Croix. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-299-28694-1 (pbk.: alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-299-28693-4 (e-book) 1. Gays—Illinois—Chicago—History. 2. Homosexuality—Illinois—Chicago—History. 3. Transgenderism—Illinois—Chicago—History. I. Title. HQ76.3.U52I443 2012 306.76´60977311—dc23 2011041961 For Ian my candle on the water Chicago ain’t no sissy town. Hinky Dink Kenna ...