The para was was origally held River North before movg to Boystown (formerly known as “Gaytown” and “New Town”).
Contents:
- A HISTORY OF GAY PRI CHIGO
- CHIGO PRI PARA 2022: MAP, TRANSPORTATN TAILS AND A BRIEF HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS CHIGO
A HISTORY OF GAY PRI CHIGO
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The para was was origally held River North before movg to Boystown (formerly known as “Gaytown” and “New Town”).
The 1998 Gay Pri Para Photo: Terrence Jam/Chigo Tribune.
While the first gay pri para had only a few hundred atten, last year's march drew one ln people to the route.
CHIGO PRI PARA 2022: MAP, TRANSPORTATN TAILS AND A BRIEF HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS CHIGO
The annual Pri Para Boystown is a celebratn which ntu a tradn of gay pri Chigo which dat back over a century * chicago gay pride parade history *
And while may strike some as odd to move the gay pri para out of Boystown, the event didn't actually start there.
When the "Gay Liberatn Movement" anized s first-ever march the cy 1970 on the anniversary of the Stonewall Rts, Boystown as you know didn't exist. Before divg , 's important to note that the gay muny Chigo took root long before Stonewall.
) But while Chigo would ntue to see gay activists rise to promence the g s, the first gay pri para wouldn't be until June 27, 1970. The Tribune ran a 75-word blurb about the event on the third page of s June 28 edn, notg that end wh ftgoers circlg the Pisso statue the plaza and shoutg, "Gay power to gay people.