Richard W. Pfeiffer

Richard William Pfeiffer was an American LGBT rights activist.[1][2]

Biography

Pfeiffer died October 6, 2019, at the age of 70. At the time of his death, he had been with husband William Frye for 48 years.[3]

Career

During his career, Pfeiffer coordinated Chicago Pride Parade from 1974 onwards and was part of the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame.[4][5]

Pfeiffer's contributions included serving on the mayor's Advisory Council on gay and lesbian issues between 1985 and 1994 under three successive mayors.[3] As a student, he established Chicago city college's inaugural gay student organization, volunteered at Horizons Community Services (now Center on Halsted), and presided over the organization in the mid-1970s.[6]

Additionally, Pfeiffer founded the Gay Speaker's Bureau, which facilitated discussions on LGBTQ+ topics in educational and religious institutions, with Pfeiffer delivering up to six lectures per week at the organization's peak.[6]

References

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