Jim Flint, affectionately known as Felicia, has contributed his time, resources, and considerable talents to Chicago's gay and lesbian community for the past 40 years. A veteran of the United States Navy, Flint's involvement with and in that community truly demonstrates its diversity.

He has been an established bar owner and businessman for 35 years: The Baton Show Lounge, Annex 2, Annex 3, Redoubt, Redoubt Atlanta, and River North Travel are all familiar names. When Jim Flint opened Baton Show Lounge in March 1969, Chicagos's River North was a seedy, nameless area. Things changed, and the drag show, where men are men and men are women, is now considered mainstream fun. Thrilling Chicago audiences with its world-famous, Vegas-style revue of female impersonators, the lounge hosts the longest running show of its kind in the country. Bawdy cabaret shows enliven the club five nights a week, with three sets a night. Flint is also the founder and owner of the Miss Gay Continental Pageant, a showcase for female impersonators on the national level.

Flint was a member and president of the Chicago Knight MC, a leather and Levi's club that raised money for charity through "Toys for Tots" during the late 1970s and early '80s. He helped organize the community forums that led, eventually, to the founding of Chicago House, and he produced its first major fundraiser in 1985. Through his monetary and in-kind donations, he continues to support a variety of charitable endeavors.

He was one of the founding members of the Windy City Athletic Association and has served as its commissioner more than once. His involvement in softball, basketball, volleyball, darts, bowling, and hockey has given lesbians and gay men an opportunity to participate and compete in amateur athletics with their counterparts from other cities across the nation. He has sponsored over 70 teams.

In 1987, Flint ran for a seat on the Cook County Board of Commissioners. He has long been involved in Democratic Party politics, and has held such positions as the vice president of the 46th Ward Democratic Organization. He is also a member of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association, the IVI-IPO, Operation PUSH, the Rainbow Coalition, the Lake View Citizens Council, and the Asian Press Association.