Reprentg Fifty Shas of Gay the LGBTQ+ Marketplace

Contents:

• 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.

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

G: Gay. Why gay or lbian and not “homosexual”? 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. 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.”.

REPRENTG FIFTY SHAS OF GAY THE LGBTQ+ MARKETPLACE

For the and other reasons, the term homosexual is wily nsired disparagg and offensive. Instead, the terms gay and lbian are generally preferred.

Gay, on the other hand, n be ed to scribe a person of any genr who experienc same-sex attractn, although is most often ed to scribe a man who is attracted to men.