Rene Van Hulle

Rene Van Hulle Jr. (1953 - 2007) was an American LGBT activist and writer.[1][2]

Biography

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.

Recognition

References
  1. "Rene A. Van Hulle Jr.: 1953 - 2007". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  2. "PASSAGES: Rene A. Van Hulle, Jr. - Windy City Times News". Windy City Times. March 7, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  3. "RENE A. VAN HULLE, JR. – Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame". Retrieved March 26, 2023.
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