Initially he was a waiter at Monastero’s Restaurant on the Northwest Side, but in 1975 he opened Little Jim’s, the first gay bar located on Halsted Street in the Lake View community. This pioneer has consistently supported community charities and encouraged his customers to do so.īorn in Lafayette, Indiana, Gates moved to Chicago in 1967. By 1975 he had opened Little Jim’s, North Halsted Street’s first gay bar, which helped to pave the way for the commercial district’s revitalization. Soon after his 1967 Chicago arrival, James “Little Jim” Gates was a leader in the early homophile organization known as ONE of Chicago. Photo by: Munoz Photography INDIVIDUAL | Inducted 2002
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