Rene Van Hulle Jr. | |
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Born | 1953 |
Died | February 27, 2007 | (aged 53–54)
Rene Van Hulle Jr. (1953 - 2007) was an American LGBT activist and writer. [1] [2]
Van Hulle grew up in Wilmette, Illinois, attended New Trier East High School and graduated in 1971. [1]
In 1977, Van Hulle served as a marshal at a protest rally against Anita Bryant held at Medinah Temple in Chicago. [2] [3] He was also the co-founder of the Tavern Guild of Chicago and one of the founding members of the Royal Imperial Sovereign Barony of Chicago. [1] [3]
Van Hulle was a member of the board of Chicago Housing and Social Service Agency for a short time in the early 1990s. [3] He also wrote columns for Gay Chicago Magazine under the pseudonym Heidi Snoop. [2]
In 2000, Van Hulle was inducted to the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. [1]
Van Hulle was sick with AIDS and Lupus and died in a Skokie hospice on February 27, 2007, from AIDS.
Rene Van Hulle Jr. | |
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Born | 1953 |
Died | February 27, 2007 | (aged 53–54)
Rene Van Hulle Jr. (1953 - 2007) was an American LGBT activist and writer. [1] [2]
Van Hulle grew up in Wilmette, Illinois, attended New Trier East High School and graduated in 1971. [1]
In 1977, Van Hulle served as a marshal at a protest rally against Anita Bryant held at Medinah Temple in Chicago. [2] [3] He was also the co-founder of the Tavern Guild of Chicago and one of the founding members of the Royal Imperial Sovereign Barony of Chicago. [1] [3]
Van Hulle was a member of the board of Chicago Housing and Social Service Agency for a short time in the early 1990s. [3] He also wrote columns for Gay Chicago Magazine under the pseudonym Heidi Snoop. [2]
In 2000, Van Hulle was inducted to the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. [1]
Van Hulle was sick with AIDS and Lupus and died in a Skokie hospice on February 27, 2007, from AIDS.