About the AuthorsRick Karlin is a Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame inductee. He is a freelance journalist (Chicago Free Press, Bay Area Reporter, Windy City Times, Chicago Tribune's Metromix, and OutTraveler.com) and was the Entertainment Editor for Gay Chicago Magazine for 10 years. Rick is the author of Paper Cuts: My Life in Chicago's Volatile LGBTQ Press.St Sukie de la Croix is an award-winning journalist and author. For over 30 years, St Sukie has been documenting Chicago's rich LGBTQ+ history. He is the author of the seminal works, Chicago Whispers: A History of LGBT Chicago before Stonewall and Chicago After Stonewall: A History of LGBTQ Chicago From Gay Lib to Gay Life. St Sukie is a Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame inductee.
