Lois L. Bates

Chicago activist
Lois L. Bates
Lois L. Bates
Born1970 (1970)
Died2011(2011-00-00) (aged 40–41)
OccupationActivist

Lois L. Bates (1970-2011) was an activist in Chicago's transgender community. She was known specifically for her HIV prevention work and her advocacy for trans youth.[1] She was also involved with the Chicago Area Ryan White Services Planning Council, Chicago Windy City Black Pride, the Chicago Transgender Coalition, Lakeview Action, the Minority Outreach Intervention Project.[2] Bates worked for the Howard Brown Health Center.[3] She died at the age of 41.[2]

Bates was inducted posthumously to the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 2012.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Lois Bates, 1970-2011". Chicago Tribune. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Transgender activist Lois Bates dies - Windy City Times News". Windy City Times. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Lois Bates, Trans-Activist, Dies". AIDS Foundation Chicago. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Lois L. Bates". Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
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1990–1999
1991
  • Ortez Alderson
  • Jon-Henri Damski
  • James W. Flint
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  • Judith S. Johns
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1992
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1994
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1995
1996
1997
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1998
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2000
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2002
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  • Jim Gates (Chicago businessman)
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  • Charles Edward Nelson II
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2003
  • Angel Abcede
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  • AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
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2004
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2010–2019
2010
2011
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2012
  • Lois L. Bates
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2015
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2016
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2021
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    2022
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