Ortez Alderson (1952 - 1990)

Born 1952 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

Died 21 Dec 1990 at about age 38 in Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Ortez Alderson is Notable.

Ortez Alderson was born in 1952 in Buffalo, New York and was raised on the South Side of Chicago.^[1]

He was an actor and an activist, involved in anti-war and anti-draft efforts, as well as social movements for civil rights and gay rights.

Ortez moved to New York City in 1981.

Ortez was in a long term partnership Arthur Gursch. They met in 1970 when both were actively involved in the Chicago Gay Liberation Front (GLF). ^[2][3]

He passed away in December 21, 1990 in Cook County, Illinois from complications of AIDS.^[4]

In 1991, he was posthumously inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. ^[3]

Research Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Ortez Alderson
2. ↑ Passages: Activist Arthur Gursch dies at 72. https://www.windycitytimes.com/lgbt/PASSAGES-Activist-Arthur-Gursch-dies-at-72/63423.html Windy City Times. Accessed 4 November 2023.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ortez Alderson https://chicagolgbthalloffame.org/alderson-ortez/ The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. Accessed 4 November 2023.
4. ↑ Cook County, Illinois Death Index 1908-1988
   Cook County Clerk; Chicago, IL; Cook County Genealogy Records (Deaths)
   Ancestry Record 1501 #476206 (accessed 4 November 2023)
   Ortez G Alderson death 21 Dec 1990 in Cook, Illinois, USA.