Richard William Pfeiffer was an American LGBT rights activist.
Biography
Pfeiffer died October 6, 2019, at the age of 70. At the time of his death, he had been with husband William Frye for 48 years.
Career
During his career, Pfeiffer coordinated Chicago Pride Parade from 1974 onwards and was part of the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame.
Pfeiffer's contributions included serving on the mayor's Advisory Council on gay and lesbian issues between 1985 and 1994 under three successive mayors. As a student, he established Chicago city college's inaugural gay student organization, volunteered at Horizons Community Services (now Center on Halsted), and presided over the organization in the mid-1970s.
Additionally, Pfeiffer founded the Gay Speaker's Bureau, which facilitated discussions on LGBTQ+ topics in educational and religious institutions, with Pfeiffer delivering up to six lectures per week at the organization's peak.