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Eugene Sawyer Dies by AMY WOOTEN and Sawyer Was Seen As a Compromise Candi- Date THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 January 23, 2008 • vol 23 no 19 Eugene Sawyer Dies BY AMY WOOTEN and Sawyer was seen as a compromise candi- date. Although he was mayor for only two years, Former Chicago Mayor Eugene Sawyer, who he was able to play an important role in advanc- helped push through legislation key to the local ing the rights of the local LGBT community. gay and lesbian community in the late ‘80s, died While Sawyer was in office, the City Council Jan. 19 at Hinsdale Hospital after a long battle passed the Human Rights Ordinance in Decem- An with illness. He was 73. ber 1988—something Harold Washington was Sawyer was originally a reluctant leader. He unable to accomplish. The passing of that law, SLDN was Chicago’s second African-American mayor, which protects gay, lesbian and bisexual people selected by a divided City Council as Harold from discrimination in areas of employment, Officer’s Washington’s successor in 1987. Washington, housing and public accommodations, was criti- page 10 who died while in office, had presided over a Eugene Sawyer. Outlines file photo cal to the local movement. Gender identity was POV tumultuous period in Chicago’s political history, Turn to page 4 k.d. lang Marks a ‘Watershed’ in Her Career Burlesque Organizers page 11 Talk page 20 Dance Fever at Heather The two Democratic Suzanne Elder the Harris candidates vying for State BY AMY WOOTEN page 15 Steans Sen. Carol Ronen’s seat talk BY AMY WOOTEN Initially, anger is what caused community activist Su- with Windy City Times zanne Elder to run for State Sen. Carol Ronen’s, D-Chi- When State Sen. Carol Ronen, D-Chicago, an- cago, open seat. nounced her resignation last October, Heather Steans decided that, after When Elder heard in October 2007 that Ronen announced her resignation and years of public policy and non-profit work, now was the time to run for that Heather Steans, of a prominent North Shore family, had her blessing to run office. for her open seat, she rushed to gather enough signatures to get on the ballot. nightspots Steans, of a prominent North Shore family, has been involved in manag- Elder said that her outrage motivated her to run, but bringing fairness to n ing state agency budgets in both Illinois and Wisconsin and working on politics is something she’s always been interested in. education reform policy for Chicago Public Schools. Another key focus of Elder, who has a strong background in public policy, is no stranger to Spring- pick it up this candidate’s is urban community and economic development. Steans field. When her daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, her family’s per- take it home successfully launched the non-profit Windy City Harvest on the city’s West sonal struggle with access to education and disability rights motivated Elder to Side, which helps train ex-offenders in a horticultural setting. She also write a bill that passed the House spring 2007. serves on the boards of Chicago Public Radio and the Erickson Institute. 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