– 1 9 8 5 ) ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Dam ski ▁moved ▁his ▁column ▁to ▁Gay Life , ▁where ▁it ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁page ▁and ▁he ▁got ▁a ▁" subst ant ial ▁pay ▁raise ." ▁But ▁best ▁of ▁all , ▁he ▁would ▁later ▁write , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁work ▁under ▁the ▁editor ship ▁of ▁Albert ▁Williams . ▁Williams ▁encourag ed ▁Dam ski ▁to ▁expand ▁his ▁columns ▁to ▁cover ▁more ▁about ▁Chicago ▁politics , ▁including ▁the ▁divisions ▁within ▁the ▁gay ▁community ▁between ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Mayor ▁Harold ▁Washington ▁and ▁former ▁Mayor ▁Jane ▁By r ne , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁efforts ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁gay ▁community ▁to ▁win ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁polit ically ▁divided ▁Chicago ▁City ▁Council ▁for ▁passage ▁of ▁a ▁long - p ending ▁gay ▁rights ▁bill . ▁ ▁Dam ski ' s ▁growing ▁familiar ity ▁with ▁w ard ▁politics ▁in ▁Chicago ▁would ▁later ▁make ▁him ▁an ▁ind isp ens able ▁asset ▁in ▁passing ▁the ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Ord in ance , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Dam ski ' s ▁writing ▁and ▁the ▁reporting ▁at ▁Gay Life ▁were ▁marked ▁by ▁their ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁a ▁street ▁h ust ler ▁named ▁D anny ▁Br id ges ▁in ▁August , ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Dam ski ▁would , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁cover ▁the ▁tri als ▁of ▁Larry ▁E y ler , ▁the ▁man ▁arrested ▁and ▁tried ▁for ▁the ▁hor r ific ▁dis member ment ▁of ▁Br id