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class="articleContent__Wrapper-sc-1rqfqf-0 bDtujo le-mon__article-ntent pi-ntent le-mon__gutenberg-ntent le-mon__gutenberg-ntent--articleContent" id="pi"><p>CHICAGO — Pri Month might end after June — but Chigo has a thrivg, diverse LGBTQ+ muny every day of the year.</p><p>From the drag clubs of Northalsted to the South Si’s Jeffery Pub and beyond, Chigoans are buildg spac where queer people n be safe while fdg joy and celebratg love.</p><p>Photographer Kathleen Hkel ptured dozens of special plac and events Chigo where members of the queer muny n fd a home, get support — and unapologetilly be themselv.</p><p><strong>Our o to Chigo’s LGBTQ muny:</strong></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545261" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Nicknamed the Pri hoe, this Anrsonville home rais money for the ternatnal nonprof Men Havg Babi, which is dited to providg gay men wh tnal and fancial support to achieve parenthood. “Don’t Be Aaid To Show Off Your Te Colors” read the ont steps, and a sign at the ont of the hoe tells the story of the homeowners beg able to achieve their dream of parenthood wh help om the anizatn.</figptn></figure><p><strong>READ MORE: <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Anrsonville’s Pri Hoe Adds Colorful Unirn To Its Rabow Yard Display</a></em></strong></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545260" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">The Belmont Rocks were historilly a popular hangout for the LGBTQ muny; today, they are the lotn of AIDS Garn Chigo and the se of “Self-portra,” a 30-foot-tall sculpture by late artist and activist Keh Harg.</figptn></figure><p><strong>READ MORE: <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">AIDS Garn Chigo Opens Along Lakeont, Dedited To The Thoands Lost To The Deadly Epimic</a></em></strong></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545259" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Known as the French Amazon Bety, Joan Jullian regularly performs as a burlque showgirl at the Baton Show Lounge. Here, the performer, origally om France, prepar to perform to a Sunday bnch crowd on June 19, 2022. </figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545258" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Kathy Osterman Beach, nicknamed Hollywood Beach, is a popular summer LGBTQ+ hangout. Photographed here packed on Memorial Day weekend. </figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545257" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">NYC-based Asian Glamazon Pattaya Hart performs Ta Turner’s “Simply the Bt” as a special gut durg bnch at the Baton Show Lounge. The Baton Show Lounge is the longt-nng drag showse of s kd, celebratg s 53rd year this March. Origally om Bangkok, Hart is a versatile performer wh a long list of aclas, cludg beg named Miss Gay Ameri 2021.</figptn></figure><p><strong>READ MORE: <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Uptown’s Baton Show Lounge Has New Pat Wh Outdoor Drag Shows: ‘The Neighbors Love It’</a></em></strong></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545256" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Fonda LaFemme prepar to perform durg bnch at the Baton Show Lounge. The Baton Show Lounge is the longt-nng drag showse of s kd, celebratg s 53rd year this March. </figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545255" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Mister Wallace & Friends performs at Pla Peach, a lorful, queer Jueenth pri celebratn that occured at Pri Ft on June 19, 2022. The two-day ftival happens the weekend before the Chigo Pri Para.</figptn></figure><p><strong>READ MORE: <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Ultimate List Of 2022 Pri Month Events In Chigo</a></em></strong></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545254" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Francis Melenz, 31, pos for a portra near the lighthoe at Kathy Osterman Beach, a popular summer hangout for the LGBTQ+ muny.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545253" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Pri Ft on June 19, 2022, outsi of the Center on Halsted. The two-day ftival happens the weekend before the Chigo Pri Para. The center is the Midwt’s most prehensive muny center dited to advancg muny and securg the health and well-beg of LGBTQ+ Chigoans.</figptn></figure><p><strong>READ MORE: <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Want To Support LGBTQ Groups For Pri Month? Here Are 15+ Lol Organizatns To Give To</a></em></strong></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545252" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">The Pri month wdow display at Women and Children First Bookstore is displayed. Sce 1979, the store has worked to amplify unrreprented voic. Inpennt bookstor have long been stmental providg tools to queer liberatn. </figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545251" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Photographers Js Dugan and Kelli Connell lead a discsn about Js Dugan’s latt photography book, “Look at Me Like You Love Me,” at the Women and Children First Bookstore. Sce 1979, the store has worked to amplify unrreprented voic. Bookstor have long been stmental providg tools to queer liberatn. Both photographers have created bodi of work that spark nversatns about sexualy and genr.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545250" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Brown Elephant Rale funds re for unr-sured patients of Howard Brown Health while also offerg HIV and STI screengs at s three lotns. Found 1974, Howard Brown Health is rooted LGBTQ+ liberatn, providg affirmg health re. It is one of the largt anizatns of s kd the natn.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545249" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Longtime Big Chicks bartenr David Joseph pos behd the bar durg his shift. The Uptown bar has been operatn for more than three s and is known for s art llectn.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545248" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Back Lot Bash, a women’s party that started 2004 rponse to the lack of women’s events Chigo’s LGBTQ muny, tak place Anrsonville all through Pri weekend.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545247" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Transgenr superstar and activist Mila Jam performs at Pri Ft on June 19, 2022. The two-day ftival happens the weekend before the Chigo Pri Para.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545246" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Bars have always been facto muny spac for the queer muny. Bartenr Felicia Van Kampen mix a cktail on June 23, 2022, at Nobody’s Darlg. Nobody’s Darlg — a small, Black-lbian-owned queer bar Anrsonville — was recently named one of 20 natnal semifalists for a Jam Beard Award for Outstandg Bar Program. The bar’s name is a nod to Alice Walker’s “Be Nobody’s Darlg.” Co-founr Angela Barn told the Tribune when opened, “We wanted this to be a women-centered, women-forward space and a bar where women feel fortable — but also where everybody is wele and everyone feels fortable.” </figptn></figure><p><strong>READ MORE: <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">The Ultimate Gui To LGBTQ-Owned Bs In Chigo</a></em></strong></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545245" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Mrs. Ya Layme leads Drag Queen Story Time at Midsommarft’s Pri Kids event on June 11, 2022. </figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545244" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">The ter has been a place for queer dividuals to work sce s ceptn. Cris Blex, 37, holdg a dg screeng k, started Rx Daddy, a project that aims to offer sex workers and dg ers affirmg support om a peer and ter groups for outreach. Rx Daddy specializ harm rctn techniqu and suppli. It is a queer, sex-posive, sex-worker-supportg anizatn that reli on a muny of sex workers and dg ers stead of the nonprof dtrial plex. They note is impossible to measure the harm dg overdos have ed the queer and trans muny bee data on the matter do not exist.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545243" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Bars have always been facto muny spac for the queer muny. Bartenr Felicia Van Kampen mix a cktail on June 23, 2022, at Nobody’s Darlg. Nobody’s Darlg — a small, Black-lbian-owned queer bar Anrsonville — was recently named one of 20 natnal semifalists for a Jam Beard Award for Outstandg Bar Program. The bar’s name is a nod to Alice Walker’s “Be Nobody’s Darlg.” Co-founr Angela Barn told the Tribune when opened, “We wanted this to be a women-centered, women-forward space and a bar where women feel fortable — but also where everybody is wele and everyone feels fortable.” </figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545242" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">The Chi-Town Squar perform as part of the Pri Para on Sunday, June 26, 2022. Dancg groups such as the Chi-town Squar and the Send Cy Outlaws offer a fun place to learn group dance wh the LGBTQ+ muny.</figptn></figure><p><strong>READ MORE: <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Pri Para Com Back To Northalsted As LGBTQ People Fear For Their Futur Post-Roe V. Wa</a></em></strong></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545241" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Mark Kg is drsed up for Pri Ft on June 19, 2022, outsi of the Center on Halsted. The two-day ftival happens the weekend before the Chigo Pri Para. The center is the Midwt’s most prehensive muny center dited to advancg muny and securg the health and well-beg of LGBTQ+ Chigoans.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545240" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Bars have long been facto muny centers for the queer muny. Pictured here is the bar at Big Chicks, which opened the 1980’s and is known for s art llectn.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545239" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">The South Shore’s Jeffery Pub is one of few Black-owned LGBTQ+ bars Chigo. It has been a neighborhood haven sce the 1960s.</figptn></figure><p><strong>READ MORE: <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">Chigo Has One Of The Country’s Longt-Runng Black-Owned Gay Bars — And It’s On The South Si</a></em></strong></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545238" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Kaley, 31, and Sky, 36, hang out at Back Lot Bash on Sunday, June 26, 2022. Back Lot Bash started 2004 rponse to the lack of women’s events Chigo’s LGBTQ muny.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545237" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Kenzo Onyx, Mr. Eagle NYC, is troduced durg the openg ceremoni of Internatnal Mr. Leather on May 26, 2022. Internatnal Mr. Leather is a multi-day nference that celebrat the leather, kk, fetish and BDSM muny. Chigo has hosted this annual leathermen event sce 1979.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545236" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Adonis, 30, traveled to Chigo wh a group lled Hoist to attend Internatnal Mr. Leather at the Congrs Plaza Hotel. Internatnal Mr. Leather a multi-day nference that celebrat the leather, kk, fetish and BDSM muny. Chigo has hosted this annual leathermen event sce 1979. Hoist is a Memphis-based men’s leather and fetish aternal anizatn dited to empowerg LGBTQ+ people.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545235" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Hangg out at the Brave Space Alliance ee barbershop, which offers the opportuny for trans-mascule people to have their hair cut and styled by a culturally petent barber. Barber Jai Rodriguez, 38, cuts hair for Dre Meza, 28, while others wa their turn. From left: Sol, 24; Cielo, 24; Brave Space Alliance servic supervisor T Smh, 27; and Nelly Harris, 41. Brave Space Alliance is the first Black-led, trans-led LGBTQ+ center on the South Si.</figptn></figure><p><strong>READ MORE: <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href=">How A Puerto Rin, Transmascule Barber Is Creatg An Oasis For Black, Queer And Trans People</a></em></strong></p><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545234" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Stepfan Vogler, 36; Francis Melenz, 31; and Kellenbolt, 32; are photographed by 31-year-old Lex Roman at the Hollywood Beach pri lighthoe. Hollywood Beach, formally named Kathy Osterman Beach, is a popular LGBTQ+ hangout spot.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545233" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Boots stomp at the openg ceremoni of Internatnal Mr. Leather on May 26, 2022. Internatnal Mr. Leather is a multi-day nference that celebrat the leather, kk, fetish and BDSM muny. Chigo has hosted this annual leathermen event sce 1979.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545232" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Fonda LaFemme (center) pos for a photo wh Joan Jullian (back) while gettg ready to perform durg bnch at the Baton Show Lounge. The Baton Show Lounge is one of the longt-nng drag shows of s kd, celebratg s 53rd year this March.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545231" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">The Shotgunners, a Chigo Metropolan Sports Associatn softball team, do a group cheer after their game on June 19, 2022. The associatn is the largt nonprof LGBTQ+ sports anizatn the Midwt. “CMSA wel and enurag people of all genrs to participate s sports programs,” acrdg to s webse.</figptn></figure><figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img siz="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" srcSet=" 2400w, 300w, 768w, 1024w, 1536w, 2048w, 1080w, 72w, 564w, 615w, 114w, 253w, 506w, 1011w, 2022w, 600w, 1200w, 1366w" class="wp-image-545230" alt="" src=" height="684" width="1024" loadg="lazy" dg="async"/><span class="image-cred"><strong>Cred: </strong> Kathleen Hkel/Block Club Chigo</span><figptn class="wp-element-ptn">Hangg out at the Brave Space Alliance ee barbershop, which offers the opportuny for trans-mascule people to have their hair cut and styled by a culturally petent barber. Pictured here: Sol, 24; Cielo, 24; Brave Space Alliance servic supervisor T Smh, 27; and Nelly Harris, 41; hang out while wag their turn at the barbershop. 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Feel the pri and get to know LGBTQ+ Chigo. Explore our gay travel gui to Chigo, cludg historic landmarks, neighborhoods, and nightlife. * gay events chicago 2022 *

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2023 Gay Pri Event returns to Ameri’s first regnized LGBTQ muny The weekend before the 2023 Chigo Pri Para (June 25), the Chigo Pri Ft returns for 2 days: June 17-18. The ftival featur live mic by headle artists and lol favor, 3 stag, food and drk, 150+ arts/crafts vendors,… * gay events chicago 2022 *

LkPri BowlAnnual flag football tournament for the Natnal Gay Flag Football LeagueJune 23-25Montrose and Margate Fields along the LakeontLkChigo is a Drag FtPerformanc om lol drag kgs, queens and queer performers. LkTogether We RiseAnnual Pri ncert of the Wdy Cy Gay Chos and Wdy Cy Treble Quire2 p. ) and LGBTQ+ parti at nightclubs and Chigo gay bars, as well as thoughtful programmg that reflect on the ntued stggle for equal rights.

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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.

Davis Youth Guidance Program - Youth Engagement EventSaturday • 12:00 PMThe First Prbyterian Church of ChigoFREE COMEDY SHOW: THE GAY LENO OPEN MIC! Monday • 10:00 PMMy Buddy'sFREE COMEDY SHOW: THE GAY LENO OPEN MIC! Monday • 10:00 PMMy Buddy'sGay Men Speed Datg Chigo | Fancy a Go?

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(Aug 20th)Sun, Aug 20 • 10:00 AM DuSable Black History Mm and Edutn CenterThe Gay Leno Late Night Comedy Show (Selena Takeover)Tomorrow • 8:00 PMThe Newport TheaterThe Gay Leno Late Night Comedy Show (Selena Takeover)Tomorrow • 8:00 PMThe Newport TheaterTHE GAY LENO LATE-NIGHT COMEDY SHOW! Thu, Aug 10 • 10:00 PM + 5 moreMy Buddy'sTHE GAY LENO LATE-NIGHT COMEDY SHOW! 2023 Gay Pri Event returns to Ameri’s first regnized LGBTQ muny.

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Text 'GAYTRAVEL' to 1-800-GAY-TRAVEL (1-800-429-8728). — Travel Guis wh a Gay Perspective. Photographer Kathleen Hkel ptured dozens of special plac and events Chigo where members of the queer muny n fd a home, get support — and unapologetilly be o to Chigo’s LGBTQ muny:Cred: Kathleen Hkel/Block Club ChigoNicknamed the Pri hoe, this Anrsonville home rais money for the ternatnal nonprof Men Havg Babi, which is dited to providg gay men wh tnal and fancial support to achieve parenthood.

Origally om Bangkok, Hart is a versatile performer wh a long list of aclas, cludg beg named Miss Gay Ameri MORE: Uptown’s Baton Show Lounge Has New Pat Wh Outdoor Drag Shows: ‘The Neighbors Love It’Cred: Kathleen Hkel/Block Club ChigoFonda LaFemme prepar to perform durg bnch at the Baton Show Lounge. It has been a neighborhood haven sce the MORE: Chigo Has One Of The Country’s Longt-Runng Black-Owned Gay Bars — And It’s On The South SiCred: Kathleen Hkel/Block Club ChigoKaley, 31, and Sky, 36, hang out at Back Lot Bash on Sunday, June 26, 2022.

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