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- JULIAN LARACH HILARLY EXPLAS CHIGO’S LURID GAY MARKET DAYS
- THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
- REPRENTG FIFTY SHAS OF GAY THE LGBTQ+ MARKETPLACE
JULIAN LARACH HILARLY EXPLAS CHIGO’S LURID GAY MARKET DAYS
As the first officially regnized gay village the Uned Stat, Northalsted is a hub for LGBTQ+ clubs, events, and celebratns the lol area. Chigo’s first gay bar – Ltle Jim’s – was found 1975, followed by plac like Sitrack and Rose’s.
Chigo’s Northalsted neighborhood – Ameri’s first regnized gay village and a Chigo LGBTQ+ landmark.
Pri, formerly known as Gay Pri, is a regnn of LGBTQ inty, affirmatn of equal rights, and celebratn of visibily, digny, and diversy the LGBTQ muny. G: Gay. Why gay or lbian and not “homosexual”?
THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
While the word homosexual is still ocsnally ed some ntexts, you might have noticed that don’t make an appearance any versn of the LGBTQ acronym.
As our age note on the term stat, “up until 1973, homosexualy was listed The Diagnostic and Statistil Manual of Mental Disorrs (DSM), psychiatry’s standard reference on the classifitn of mental illns. People aware of this former tegorizatn feel that the term homosexual still rri a negative nnotatn.
REPRENTG FIFTY SHAS OF GAY THE LGBTQ+ MARKETPLACE
And many feel that this word plac undue emphasis on sexual activy, or that sounds overly clil.” In fact, the term homosexual was liberately rejected by early gay rights activists bee, acrdg to The New York Tim, “they did not want to be intified as exclively sexual begs.”.