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To this day, academic institutions from primary schools to universities are battlegrounds in the struggle for queer liberation and equality. Whether this manifests in the form of restricting sexual education, removing books from libraries, or targeting queer students, the world of academia has seen the most assertive initiatives from both virulent homophobes and adamant queer activists.

From the first Women’s Studies departments that attempted to begin to prepare the academic world to let go of patriarchy and heteronormativity to the out-and-proud organizations of the 1980s and 1990s, academic activism in Chicago has seen every fight and every front of queer resistance.

An incredibly special thank you to Dr. Jonathan D. Katz, for providing insightful details, stories, and memories from his invaluable work in advancing gay rights throughout the nation.