Gay Events Chigo | Pri Month, LGBTQ Ftivals & Shows

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• 50 SHAS OF GAY – 8TH ANNIVERSARY!
• 31 PRI MONTH PARTI IN CHIGO: GAY PROM, BACK LOT BASH, ROOFTOP PARTI, SPEED DATG AND MORE
• GAY PARTI AND EVENTS CHIGO
• 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 PRI 2024

50 SHAS OF GAY – 8TH ANNIVERSARY!

Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Queer (LGBTQ) Pri Month is currently celebrated each year the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprisg  New York Cy's Greenwich Village, which was a tippg pot for the Gay Liberatn Movement the Uned Stat. Pri Month has e to symbolize several thgs: the long history of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr digny, the eedom of all people to meangfully and proudly exprs their sexual and genr inti, and the mment of LGBTQ people to bat opprsn. Richard William Pfeiffer, ordator of the annual Chigo Pri Para sce 1974 and a member of Chigo's Gay and Lbian Hall of Fame, died Sunday, October 6, 2019.

"Unr Rich's year-round nsistent learship Chigo's Gay Pri Para grew om a few hundred participants and observers to thoands of marchers and over a ln viewers, reflectg the amazg growth of our muni. A majory of the Pri month events take place  the Northalsted neighborhood (monly referred to as "Boystown"), the first official gay neighborhood the untry, but celebratns - om street ftivals, ncerts, and parti to the annual para - take place all over the cy.

Each year, nearly 60, 000 revelers flock to the historic gay neighborhood monly referred to as "Boystown" to take part the celebratn that clus three mic stag featurg popular mic headlers, more than 100 arts and crafts vendors, food om lol rtrants, drag shows, DJs, dancg, and much more.

31 PRI MONTH PARTI IN CHIGO: GAY PROM, BACK LOT BASH, ROOFTOP PARTI, SPEED DATG AND MORE

Email wh the date, event name and lk to s webse for to be 31: OUT of the Office workg eventJune 1: Pri Night at the SheddJune 1: Pri North Starts Here: Panel on supportg queer bs muniJune 1: Gay PromJune 1: Drag Bgo at the Lakeview YMCAJune 3: Patric McCoy gallery talk and panel discsnJune 3: LGBTQ Archiv Come AliveJune 3: Chary Cookg wh Drag QueensJune 3: Howdy Y’all Dis BallJune 4: Equaly Illois Pri BnchJune 4: Drag Story TimeJune 5: Ze Makg for Pri! This year the team is featurg numero lorful food and drk optns, cludg rabow-hued “gay viled eggs, ” rabow ke, Gay IPA om lol brewery Marz, and Rewired’s signature Pri latt wh edible glter.

There are events, too, such as Big Gay Trivia on Monday, June 19, and Showtun Sunday Bnch every Sunday om 10 a. Jeffery Pub South Shore has served LGBTQ Chigoans sce the mid-’60s, makg one of the olst gay bars the U.

GAY PARTI AND EVENTS CHIGO

It’s also one of jt two Black-owned gay bar the cy.

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

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.

Aug26Jo Ike Avelli and his fabulo guts as they celebrate the 8th Anniversary of 50 Shas of Gay wh a night of edy, mic, drag, vio sketch, dience participatn and giveaways.

CHIGO GAY PRI 2024

Back 2015, Ike Avelli cid to create an Adult Variety Show for Gay Pri NYC, and 50 Shas of Gay was born. By time was over, I felt even gayer—and I didn’t thk that was possible” – Michael MtoLearn more about the areaNeighborhoodLakeviewThis high-energy area is known for entertament, shoppg, and s lakeont more about the areaNeighborhoodLakeviewThis high-energy area is known for entertament, shoppg, and s lakeont lole. CHICAGO — A sunset cise, a roller skatg party, dis danc, a mic ft and more are all on ck for Pri ’s a roundup of 31 Pri celebratns happeng this month:Cred: Provid/Jordan GravInterr of Dorothy, a new bar Ukraian VillageGay Prom6-10 p.

Chigo cktails, a ee photo booth, DJs and more, Gay Prom is the “queer betiful dance party that you didn’t get to have high school. Celebrate gay pri at this rooftop pat party featurg DJ Jie Tha Kidd. The distheque party “rells the gay speakeasi of yteryear” wh classic and ntemporary hoe mic, synth pop and dis rerds.