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- ↑ "WILLIAM B. KELLEY – Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame". chicagolgbthalloffame.org. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ↑ "PASSAGES Longtime gay activist William B. Kelley dies - Gay Lesbian Bi Trans News Archive - Windy City Times". Windy City Times. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ↑ "Archives Collection Guide" (PDF). Gerber/Hart Library and Archives. March 28, 2016.
- ↑ John D'Emilio (October 22, 2008), "Culture as a force for liberation", Windy City Times – via OutHistory
- ↑ Baim 2009, p. 94.
- ↑ Williams, Albert (2019-06-12). "A 'freaking fag revolutionary' remembers the early years of gay liberation in Chicago". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ↑ Sukie de la Croix (2003-10-01), "Street Walkin'", Windy City Times
- ↑ "RICHARD W. PFEIFFER – Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame" . Retrieved 2023-11-14.
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- ↑ Underhill, Stephen; Stein, M. David; Wechler, Nancy; Rusinow, Richard; Kielarowski, Henry E.; Doughty, Frances; Jefferson, Wayne; Lott, Lance A. (1976-06-01). "Philadelphia Gay News". Philadelphia Gay News ((6)).
Book sources
- Baim, T. (2009). Out and Proud in Chicago: An Overview of the City's Gay Community. Agate Publishing. ISBN 978-1-57284-643-2 . Retrieved 2017-06-24.
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