Feel the pri and get to know LGBTQ+ Chigo. Explore our gay travel gui to Chigo, cludg historic landmarks, neighborhoods, and nightlife.
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- ANNOUNCG THE ST OF GAY RD
- CHIGO STYLELGBTQ+HOME»EXPLORE»CHIGO STYLE»LGBTQ+CHIGO HAS A WAY OF MAKG EVERYONE FEEL WELE. OUR LGBTQ+ MUNI, IENDLY RINTS, DIVERSE NIGHTLIFE, AND YEAR-LONG PRI CELEBRATNS MAKE ONE OF THE MOST CLIVE CI THE UNTRY. VAR PRELOAD = {}; GET TO KNOW LGBTQ+ CHIGOCOME EXPLORE OUR HISTORIC LANDMARKS, WELG NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THRIVG NIGHTLIFE SCENE.EXPLORE CHIGO'S WELG NEIGHBORHOODSCHECK OUT OUR GUI TO LGBTQ+ NEIGHBORHOODSEXPLORE OUR 2-DAY LGBTQ+ CHIGO ERARYDISVER LGBTQ+ HISTORY WH THE TOURS AND ATTRACTNSFEEL THE PRIPRI IS CHIGO'S DNA. AND WE CELEBRATE ALL YEAR LONG.CATCH THE CHIGO PRI PARA JUNEWHERE TO CELEBRATE PRI MONTH CHIGOEXPLORE YEAR-ROUND LGBTQ+ EVENTS CHIGOKEEP THE PARTY GOG AT THE LOL GAY BARS AND CLUBS.EXPLORE WELG NEIGHBORHOODSEXPERIENCE CHIGO'S VIBRANT LGBTQ+ MUNI, CLUDG THE FIRST OFFICIAL GAY NEIGHBORHOOD THE UNTRY.PARTY AT SITRACK BOYSTOWNWHAT DO AND SEE BUZZG BOYSTOWNEAT AND SHOP QUIRKY ANRSONVILLEKEEP EXPLORG
- CHIGO GAY BARS AND CLUBS
- LIONHEART GAY THEATRE COMPANY
- CHIGO GAY NIGHTLIFE GUI: DOWNTOWN & SOUTH SI
- THEATER THE GAY 90S
ANNOUNCG THE ST OF GAY RD
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Announcg the st of gay rd. We’re exced to announce the full st and productn team of our first 2023/2024 productn GAY CARD by Ryan Korell and Jonathan Keebler.
June’s Chigo Pri Ftival, one of the largt annual gay pri ftivals the untry, and Chigo Pri Para, which attracts an timated one ln spectators, are among the summer’s stars.
And we celebrate all year the Chigo Pri Para JuneExplore welg neighborhoodsExperience Chigo's vibrant LGBTQ+ muni, cludg the first official gay neighborhood the at Sitrack BoystownKeep explorgDisver more Chigo LGBTQ+ gems, om historic landmarks to ol boutiqu to top drag shows.
CHIGO STYLELGBTQ+HOME»EXPLORE»CHIGO STYLE»LGBTQ+CHIGO HAS A WAY OF MAKG EVERYONE FEEL WELE. OUR LGBTQ+ MUNI, IENDLY RINTS, DIVERSE NIGHTLIFE, AND YEAR-LONG PRI CELEBRATNS MAKE ONE OF THE MOST CLIVE CI THE UNTRY. VAR PRELOAD = {}; GET TO KNOW LGBTQ+ CHIGOCOME EXPLORE OUR HISTORIC LANDMARKS, WELG NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THRIVG NIGHTLIFE SCENE.EXPLORE CHIGO'S WELG NEIGHBORHOODSCHECK OUT OUR GUI TO LGBTQ+ NEIGHBORHOODSEXPLORE OUR 2-DAY LGBTQ+ CHIGO ERARYDISVER LGBTQ+ HISTORY WH THE TOURS AND ATTRACTNSFEEL THE PRIPRI IS CHIGO'S DNA. AND WE CELEBRATE ALL YEAR LONG.CATCH THE CHIGO PRI PARA JUNEWHERE TO CELEBRATE PRI MONTH CHIGOEXPLORE YEAR-ROUND LGBTQ+ EVENTS CHIGOKEEP THE PARTY GOG AT THE LOL GAY BARS AND CLUBS.EXPLORE WELG NEIGHBORHOODSEXPERIENCE CHIGO'S VIBRANT LGBTQ+ MUNI, CLUDG THE FIRST OFFICIAL GAY NEIGHBORHOOD THE UNTRY.PARTY AT SITRACK BOYSTOWNWHAT DO AND SEE BUZZG BOYSTOWNEAT AND SHOP QUIRKY ANRSONVILLEKEEP EXPLORG
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The Bijou Theatre was advertised as “The Olst Theatre the US showg the very ft Gay Films sce 1969”. It was opened by Sean O'Connor on July 14, 1971 screeng avant gar/unrground movi shown om 16mm prts but gradually went over to screeng gay porn wh a year. Our gay and lbian bars have a ltle b of somethg for everyone, wh late-night loung, dance clubs, burlque and drag shows, and long-standg neighborhood waterg hol almost every rner of the cy.
And each wh their own unique history and out some of the bt gay bars and clubs to experience Chigo’s LGBTQ+ nightlife scene. Jeffery PubOne of the cy’s olst gay bars, Jeffery Pub is a neighborhood stutn.
CHIGO GAY BARS AND CLUBS
The Bijou claims the distctn of beg the olst ntuoly operatg gay porn theater and sex club the Uned Stat, and sure looks . An old tur * gay theatre in chicago *
The South Shore staple is also one of Chigo’s first black-owned gay bars, makg all the more meangful for the spot’s many regulars. Come for trivia, the ee Sunday night buffet, and the themed dance parti — then e back the next morng for bnch at attached sister rtrant ClosetYou n’t talk about gay bars Chigo whout talkg about Northalsted (also known as Boystown). Come for happy hour, Sunday afternoon mimosas, or late StoryLookg for a gay bar near downtown Chigo?
LIONHEART GAY THEATRE COMPANY
Fd the top gay bars Chigo, Northalsted (aka Boystown) and beyond. Disver the bt LGBTQ+ nightlife around Chigo. * gay theatre in chicago *
Before gay or lbian and AIDS-themed performance art was monplace (except for the equently negative, obte, or stereotypil portrayals), and before gay and lbian playwrights were nomated for Jeff or Tony Awards, Lnheart Gay Theatre Company was prentg performanc addrsg the gay and lbian experience.
The first Midwt performg arts anizatn to produce gay and lbian works, the all volunteer group unr Rick Pl’s guidance mounted more than 40 origal plays more than 100 performanc om the 1970s to 1994, often donatg proceeds to lbian and gay anizatns. Created by artists who were part of the Send Cy’s Off-Loop theater movement of the early 1970s, Lnheart was tend to be more experimental, more satiric, ls formulaic, more event-oriented than gay theater existg elsewhere. Lnheart was the first pany to perform gay and lbian material on Chigo rad and was the first gay/lbian performance group to be sponsored by the cy.
CHIGO GAY NIGHTLIFE GUI: DOWNTOWN & SOUTH SI
Explore the bt gay bars and rtrants Chigo's Downtown, Near North, and South Si, cludg one of the olst gay clubs the midwt." emprop="scriptn * gay theatre in chicago *
It prented the world’s first play about AIDS (“One”, by Jeff Hagedorn), had the first gay/lbian Off-Loop unrground h (“Gunsel”), and offered the first play on lbian domtic vlence (“Behd the Curta”).
Inductn follows other honors cludg one 1982 om the Gay Amic Unn, the Chambers-Blackwell Internatnal Gay Theatre Award, the Christopher Street Wt Award, and the IVI-IPO Glynn Sudbery Award. Check out Rose’s Tavern, a long-standg gay bar and club wh regular DJs, duelg pianos, and amatr drag shows. Check out more gay bars Chigo.
THEATER THE GAY 90S
The Homosexuals- Victory Garns Theater - Bgraph- The Homosexuals is a edic and heartwarmg work for anyone who�s ever fallen love wh a iend. The play follows Evan, a young gay man who mov to the Midwt wh nothg but the shirt on his back. When a kd man v him to a party his first night town�the circle of iends he meets that night have impact on his life that he (nor we) uld ever image. Chigo playwright Dawks� epic play exam the fears, doubts and hop facg the gay muny the 21st century this morn-day riff on the queer classic The Boys In The Band. * gay theatre in chicago *
Chigo Gay Men's Chos (CGMC).
Charm- Steppenwolf Theatre- Charm picts the lorful ner workgs of an etiquette class tght by Mama Darleena Andrews, an Ain-Amerin transgenr woman, an LGBTQ anizatn known as The Center. Mama attempts to share her l of proper behavr wh a youth group rangg sexualy, race and genr inty om a Lata transwoman to a cisgenred straight black uple to a gay suburban teen. Though her stunts ially stggle to see how etiquette relat to their daily battl wh inty, poverty and prejudice, Mama's powerful love and unapologetic attu eventually w them over. * gay theatre in chicago *
The Chigo Gay Men’s Chos (CGMC) has been an tegral part of Chigo’s cultural and gay muni for 25 years. In that time, we have entertaed dienc across the ntent wh novative mil programmg explorg everythg om love to polics to the sometim fabulo, sometim challengg world of beg gay—often all at the same time. Chigo Lbian and Gay Internatnal Film Ftival.
Our Missn: The missn of Reelg is to regnize the important artistic ntributns that lbian, gay and transgenr filmmakers have ma to our culture; to te the general populatn and sensize them to lbian, gay and transgenr issu; to vtigate the history of LGBTQ film, cludg the stereotypg that has been a major part of this history; and to unteract this stereotypg wh valid, meangful and diverse portrayals of those the LGBTQ muny. Our Missn: Laki Pri is a mil anizatn mted to the tn of the public at large about the posive aspects of the metropolan Chigo lbian and gay muny through public mil performanc, workshops, and non-mil events. Wdy Cy Performg Arts (WCPA) was rporated 1983 as the pennt not-for-prof umbrella anizatn for Wdy Cy Gay Chos, Wdy Cy Slickers, Unison: Wdy Cy Lbian and Gay Sgers, and Aria: Wdy Cy Women’s Ensemble.