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| | Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame |
 | | Dawn Clark Netsch, in her roles as an attorney, educator, author, state legislator, advocate for civil rights, state comptroller, and 1994 Democratic gubernatorial candidate, has built a reputation for outstanding public service to the people of Chicago and Illinois,and, in particular, to gay and lesbian Illinoisans. |
 | | During the 1970s and 1980s, as a state legislator, Netsch was among the first and most consistent sponsors of equal rights legislation for lesbians and gay men. |
 | | When HIV/AIDS struck, Netsch learned about the disease and its politics firsthand,from Sudbery and through the residents of Chicago House, whom she visited from time to time and when she was not running for office. |
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