In 1977, Van Hulle served as a marshal at a protest rally against Anita Bryant held at Medinah Temple in Chicago.[2][3] He was also the co-founder of the Tavern Guild of Chicago and one of the founding members of the Royal Imperial Sovereign Barony of Chicago.[1][3]
Van Hulle was a member of the board of Chicago Housing and Social Service Agency for a short time in the early 1990s.[3] He also wrote columns for Gay Chicago Magazine under the pseudonym Heidi Snoop.[2]