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	[[File:buse.JPG\|200px\|thumb\|left\|]]BUSE, George S. (Dubuque, IA, 1924--Chicago, IL, Apr. 21, 2000). Journalist, activist, actor, and minister. Buse enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during [[WORLD WAR II]], attaining the rank of corporal. From 1955 to 1963 he served as a commissioned officer and U.S. Navy chaplain, principally on the West Coast and in Asia. He received an "other than honorable" discharge (later upgraded), or, as Buse put it, "I was kicked out for being gay."		[[File:buse.JPG\|200px\|thumb\|left\|]]BUSE, George S. (Dubuque, IA, 1924--Chicago, IL, Apr. 21, 2000). Journalist, activist, actor, and minister. Buse enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during [[WORLD WAR II]], attaining the rank of corporal. From 1955 to 1963 he served as a commissioned officer and U.S. Navy chaplain, principally on the West Coast and in Asia. He received an "other than honorable" discharge (later upgraded), or, as Buse put it, "I was kicked out for being gay."

	In the 1960s Buse was active in the civil rights movement and the anti-Vietnam War peace movement. IN 1964 came to Chicago. He was a member of the Congress of Racial Equality at the Northside Freedom Center, and, as a member of an ad hoc group of members of the clergy, worked to reduce the brutality of confrontations during the 1968 Democratic National convention.		In the 1960s Buse was active in the civil rights movement and the anti-Vietnam War peace movement. In 1964 came to Chicago. He was a member of the Congress of Racial Equality at the Northside Freedom Center, and, as a member of an ad hoc group of members of the clergy, worked to reduce the brutality of confrontations during the 1968 Democratic National convention.

	For thirteen years he was part-time pastor of St. James United Presbyterian Church in Rogers Park and active in community theaters. He was a member of Actors Equity Association. Closeted as both minister and actor, he chose to "come out" doing something useful. Having served as a journalist with the Roman Catholic publishing house of J. S. Paluch Company, managing a Protestant monthly magazine, Buse offered his writing and editorial talents to ''GayLife'' in 1979 and later to ''Windy City Times''. He served both publications as reporter, feature writer, and occasional theater critic.		For thirteen years he was part-time pastor of St. James United Presbyterian Church in Rogers Park and active in community theaters. He was a member of Actors Equity Association. Closeted as both minister and actor, he chose to "come out" doing something useful. Having served as a journalist with the Roman Catholic publishing house of J. S. Paluch Company, managing a Protestant monthly magazine, Buse offered his writing and editorial talents to ''GayLife'' in 1979 and later to ''Windy City Times''. He served both publications as reporter, feature writer, and occasional theater critic.
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	[[File:buse.~~jpg~~\|200px\|thumb\|left\|]]BUSE, George S. (Dubuque, IA, 1924--Chicago, IL, Apr. 21, 2000). Journalist, activist, actor, and minister. Buse enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during [[WORLD WAR II]], attaining the rank of corporal. From 1955 to 1963 he served as a commissioned officer and U.S. Navy chaplain, principally on the West Coast and in Asia. He received an "other than honorable" discharge (later upgraded), or, as Buse put it, "I was kicked out for being gay."		[[File:buse.JPG\|200px\|thumb\|left\|]]BUSE, George S. (Dubuque, IA, 1924--Chicago, IL, Apr. 21, 2000). Journalist, activist, actor, and minister. Buse enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during [[WORLD WAR II]], attaining the rank of corporal. From 1955 to 1963 he served as a commissioned officer and U.S. Navy chaplain, principally on the West Coast and in Asia. He received an "other than honorable" discharge (later upgraded), or, as Buse put it, "I was kicked out for being gay."

	In the 1960s Buse was active in the civil rights movement and the anti-Vietnam War peace movement. IN 1964 came to Chicago. He was a member of the Congress of Racial Equality at the Northside Freedom Center, and, as a member of an ad hoc group of members of the clergy, worked to reduce the brutality of confrontations during the 1968 Democratic National convention.		In the 1960s Buse was active in the civil rights movement and the anti-Vietnam War peace movement. IN 1964 came to Chicago. He was a member of the Congress of Racial Equality at the Northside Freedom Center, and, as a member of an ad hoc group of members of the clergy, worked to reduce the brutality of confrontations during the 1968 Democratic National convention.

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	BUSE, George S. (Dubuque, IA, 1924--Chicago, IL, Apr. 21, 2000). Journalist, activist, actor, and minister. Buse enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during ~~World War~~ II, attaining the rank of corporal. From 1955 to 1963 he served as a commissioned officer and U.S. Navy chaplain, principally on the West Coast and in Asia. He received an "other than honorable" discharge (later upgraded), or, as Buse put it, "I was kicked out for being gay."		[[File:buse.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|]]BUSE, George S. (Dubuque, IA, 1924--Chicago, IL, Apr. 21, 2000). Journalist, activist, actor, and minister. Buse enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during [[WORLD WAR II]], attaining the rank of corporal. From 1955 to 1963 he served as a commissioned officer and U.S. Navy chaplain, principally on the West Coast and in Asia. He received an "other than honorable" discharge (later upgraded), or, as Buse put it, "I was kicked out for being gay."

	In the 1960s Buse was active in the civil rights movement and the anti-Vietnam War peace movement. IN 1964 came to Chicago. He was a member of the Congress of Racial Equality at the Northside Freedom Center, and, as a member of an ad hoc group of members of the clergy, worked to reduce the brutality of confrontations during the 1968 Democratic National convention.		In the 1960s Buse was active in the civil rights movement and the anti-Vietnam War peace movement. IN 1964 came to Chicago. He was a member of the Congress of Racial Equality at the Northside Freedom Center, and, as a member of an ad hoc group of members of the clergy, worked to reduce the brutality of confrontations during the 1968 Democratic National convention.
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	In the 1970s, Buse served as secretary of the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Metropolitan Chicago. He was a member of Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns and prepared slide shows and educational materials for outreach to gay men, lesbians, and their parents.		In the 1970s, Buse served as secretary of the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Metropolitan Chicago. He was a member of Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns and prepared slide shows and educational materials for outreach to gay men, lesbians, and their parents.

	Struggling with disabling arthritis, Buse worked in the Chicago chapter of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Veterans of America and in the Midwest Men's Center of Chicago. He spoke to several groups in Chicago in connection with an oral history project for the Stonewall '25 committee.		Struggling with disabling arthritis, Buse worked in the Chicago chapter of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Veterans of America and in the Midwest Men's Center of Chicago. He spoke to several groups in Chicago in connection with an oral history project for the Stonewall '25 committee.
			In 1994 he was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame.

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			George Buse. Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. Online: http://www.glhalloffame.org/index.pl?item=52&todo=view_item

			Most Popular People Born in Dubuque, Iowa, USA. Online: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1542277/

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	In the 1970s, Buse served as secretary of the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Metropolitan Chicago. He was a member of Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns and prepared slide shows and educational materials for outreach to gay men, lesbians, and their parents.		In the 1970s, Buse served as secretary of the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Metropolitan Chicago. He was a member of Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns and prepared slide shows and educational materials for outreach to gay men, lesbians, and their parents.

	Struggling with disabling arthritis, Buse ~~served~~ in the Chicago chapter of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Veterans of America and in the Midwest Men's Center of Chicago. He spoke to several groups in Chicago in connection with an oral history project for the Stonewall '25 committee.		Struggling with disabling arthritis, Buse worked in the Chicago chapter of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Veterans of America and in the Midwest Men's Center of Chicago. He spoke to several groups in Chicago in connection with an oral history project for the Stonewall '25 committee.

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	BUSE, George S. (Dubuque, IA, 1924--Chicago, IL, Apr. 21, 2000). Journalist, activist, actor, and minister. A subject of Studs Terkel’s ‘The Good War’ and of the video documentary ‘Before Stonewall’, he was a [[WORLD WAR II]] Marine veteran (discharged from a later Navy chaplaincy for being gay). He was a civil rights and anti-Vietnam War activist in the 1960s.		BUSE, George S. (Dubuque, IA, 1924--Chicago, IL, Apr. 21, 2000). Journalist, activist, actor, and minister. Buse enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, attaining the rank of corporal. From 1955 to 1963 he served as a commissioned officer and U.S. Navy chaplain, principally on the West Coast and in Asia. He received an "other than honorable" discharge (later upgraded), or, as Buse put it, "I was kicked out for being gay."

	Buse enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, attaining the rank of corporal. From 1955 to 1963 he served as a commissioned officer and U.S. Navy chaplain, principally on the West Coast and in Asia. He received an "other than honorable" discharge (later upgraded), or, as Buse ~~puts~~ it, "I was kicked out for being gay."

	In the 1960s Buse was active in the civil rights movement and the anti-Vietnam War peace movement. IN 1964 came to Chicago. He was a member of the Congress of Racial Equality at the Northside Freedom Center, and, as a member of an ad hoc group of members of the clergy, worked to reduce the brutality of confrontations during the 1968 Democratic National convention.		In the 1960s Buse was active in the civil rights movement and the anti-Vietnam War peace movement. IN 1964 came to Chicago. He was a member of the Congress of Racial Equality at the Northside Freedom Center, and, as a member of an ad hoc group of members of the clergy, worked to reduce the brutality of confrontations during the 1968 Democratic National convention.

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	BUSE, George S. (Dubuque, IA, 1924-- ). Journalist, activist, actor, and minister. A subject of Studs Terkel’s ‘The Good War’ and of the video documentary ‘Before Stonewall’, he was a [[WORLD WAR II]] Marine veteran (discharged from a later Navy chaplaincy for being gay). He was a civil rights and anti-Vietnam War activist in the 1960s.		BUSE, George S. (Dubuque, IA, 1924--Chicago, IL, Apr. 21, 2000). Journalist, activist, actor, and minister. A subject of Studs Terkel’s ‘The Good War’ and of the video documentary ‘Before Stonewall’, he was a [[WORLD WAR II]] Marine veteran (discharged from a later Navy chaplaincy for being gay). He was a civil rights and anti-Vietnam War activist in the 1960s.

	Buse enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, attaining the rank of corporal. From 1955 to 1963 he served as a commissioned officer and U.S. Navy chaplain, principally on the West Coast and in Asia. He received an "other than honorable" discharge (later upgraded), or, as Buse puts it, "I was kicked out for being gay."		Buse enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, attaining the rank of corporal. From 1955 to 1963 he served as a commissioned officer and U.S. Navy chaplain, principally on the West Coast and in Asia. He received an "other than honorable" discharge (later upgraded), or, as Buse puts it, "I was kicked out for being gay."

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BUSE, George S. (Dubuque, IA, 1924-- ). Journalist, activist, actor, and minister. A subject of Studs Terkel’s ‘The Good War’ and of the video documentary ‘Before Stonewall’, he was a [[WORLD WAR II]] Marine veteran (discharged from a later Navy chaplaincy for being gay). He was a civil rights and anti-Vietnam War activist in the 1960s.

Buse enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, attaining the rank of corporal. From 1955 to 1963 he served as a commissioned officer and U.S. Navy chaplain, principally on the West Coast and in Asia. He received an "other than honorable" discharge (later upgraded), or, as Buse puts it, "I was kicked out for being gay."

In the 1960s Buse was active in the civil rights movement and the anti-Vietnam War peace movement. IN 1964 came to Chicago. He was a member of the Congress of Racial Equality at the Northside Freedom Center, and, as a member of an ad hoc group of members of the clergy, worked to reduce the brutality of confrontations during the 1968 Democratic National convention.

For thirteen years he was part-time pastor of St. James United Presbyterian Church in Rogers Park and active in community theaters. He was a member of Actors Equity Association. Closeted as both minister and actor, he chose to "come out" doing something useful. Having served as a journalist with the Roman Catholic publishing house of J. S. Paluch Company, managing a Protestant monthly magazine, Buse offered his writing and editorial talents to ''GayLife'' in 1979 and later to ''Windy City Times''. He served both publications as reporter, feature writer, and occasional theater critic.

In the 1970s, Buse served as secretary of the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Metropolitan Chicago. He was a member of Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns and prepared slide shows and educational materials for outreach to gay men, lesbians, and their parents.

Struggling with disabling arthritis, Buse served in the Chicago chapter of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Veterans of America and in the Midwest Men's Center of Chicago. He spoke to several groups in Chicago in connection with an oral history project for the Stonewall '25 committee.

[[Category: Civil Rights]]
[[Category: Writer]]