St. Sukie de la Croix

St. Sukie de la Croix
Born
Darryl Michael Vincent

(1951-09-16) September 16, 1951 (age 73)
Occupation(s)Writer, photographer
Notable workChicago Whispers: A History of LGBT Chicago Before Stonewall

St. Sukie de la Croix (born Darryl Michael Vincent, September 16, 1951)[1] is a writer and photographer. He is most widely known for his 2012 book Chicago Whispers: A History of LGBT Chicago Before Stonewall. His works have explored the underground cultures and aspects of Chicago's LGBT community dating back to the 1670s. He has had several columns in Chicago publications, both in print and online: Outlines (now Windy City Times), Nightspots, Chicago Now, and Chicago Free Press.[2]

De la Croix was approached by Chicago's municipal tourism authority to script and conduct the first "LGBT History of Chicago" bus tour. He had two plays, A White Light in God's Choir (2005), and Two Weeks in a Bus Shelter with an Iguana (2006), performed by Chicago's Irreverence Dance & Theatre company. In 2008, he participated as a historian in a PBS television documentary, Out and Proud in Chicago.[3] He has spoken for organizations such as Boeing, Chubb Insurance, and Horizons Gay Youth Services.[4]

In 2011, de la Croix was honored with an Esteem Award for Outstanding Magazine Reporter or Columnist.[5] In November 2012, he was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame.[4]

  1. ^ "The Memoir of a Groucho Marxist". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Sukie de la Croix weaves real-life 'Fairy Tale' - Gay Lesbian Bi Trans News Archive". Windy City Times. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. ^ "ST. SUKIE DE LA CROIX – Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame". Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Hall of fame was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Esteem Awards was invoked but never defined (see the help page).