Right: Gary Chichester & the Chicago Pride Flag Photo credit: Rich Pfieffer/Gary Chichester As the march became a parade in 1971, activist Gary Chichester became involved by co-founding the Chicago Gay Alliance that same year, which created the first gay and lesbian community center in the Windy City. Buy Chicago Flag Skyline LGBT Gay Pride Parade T-Shirt: Shop top fashion brands T-Shirts at FREE DELIVERY and Returns possible on eligible. Left: Chicago’s First Gay Pride Parade, June, 27, 1971. 1971 was the first permit-applied-for official parade, and the guy behind it is here to tell all about it, Chicago LGBTQ+ Hall-of-Famer Gary G. The Chicago Pride Parade has been canceled amid rising.
The event is fun, exciting, a little bawdy. The 2021 Chicago Pride Parade has been canceled for a second year in a row due to COVID concerns, even after being pushed back to October. 2021 marks the 50th Anniversary of the first official Gay Pride Parade in Chicago – the first “march” took place a year earlier in 1970, honoring the first anniversary of the Stonewall Inn Uprising. One of the best events, focusing on gender equality and the inclusiveness of Chicago is the Chicago Pride Parade. Chicago – It’s Pride Week, ya all, part of Pride Month, culminating in the upcoming Pride Weekend … the more the Pride the better.
