In late June, the Chicago Pride Parade returned to its in-person glory after two years of delay and cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of people headed for the north side on Sunday, June 26, to celebrate and honor the LGBTQ+ community. Marchers, drivers, and floats representing a variety of community, civic, and commercial […]
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Chicago’s Pride in the Park Reflects the Purpose of Pride Celebrations
June 25th – 26th at Grant Park • PrideParkChi.com Since 2019, thousands of people from around the world have come together for Chicago’s Pride in the Park music festival at Grant Park to celebrate love, music, and community. While Chicago has many outstanding LGBTQ+ bars, restaurants, and well-known Pride celebrations that include the Pride Parade, […]
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Chicago Pride Parade 2019
Sunday’s Pride Parade celebrated 50 years since the Stonewall uprising which sparked the modern LGBTQ rights movement and 49 years since Chicago hosted its first Pride Parade on June 27, 1970. It was cut short due to afternoon thunderstorms, but not before photographer Kathleen Hinkel captured a few of the day’s memorable moments. Pride Parade […]
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Essential TV for Pride Month
Here are ten shows that show a variety of LGBTQ identities.
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From the Bubbly Creek festival to sculptures made from straws
A roundup of art events happening this weekend
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Lucy Stoole: a good look for Chicago
Chicago drag mom Lucy Stoole uses a favorite vintage store to make a point about showing up for your community.
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Essential movies for Pride Month
True representation means queers behaving badly.
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If it’s Pride Month, it must be time for Steamworks: The Musical
The Annoyance show may rely too much on stereotypes, but it’s still lot of fun.
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Essential reading for Pride Month
Five memoirs that made me the pansexual freak I am today
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Queer filmmaker Derek Jarman gets a Pride Month retrospective at FilmStruck
FilmStruck celebrates Pride Month with a retrospective on queer British filmmaker Derek Jarman.
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Pride Weekend’s wild array of affairs
A roundup of Pride Weekend’s more colorful events.
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Reader’s Agenda Mon 6/2: Pride Performance Series, Peep Show, and D.R.I.
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Monday, June 2
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TMLMTBGB goes LGBTQ
A special, queer-centric edition of Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind