It has been dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill and has been widely criticized by the LGBTQ group and by Democrats. I think it will be very welcoming, very happy for people.įrye says it will also be a way to show solidarity and resistance among the many LGBTQ groups following a bill issued by the Florida legislature that bans teaching about sexual orientation and gender identification from kindergarten to the third year. Pride parade organizer Tim Frye said the parade would be a welcome help after being canceled the previous two years. It will be the city’s first since 2019.Ĭhicago Pride Fest, the annual road contest hosted by the Northalsted Business Alliance, will return for the 2022 summer season in its usual timeslot the weekend before the parade. The Fashionable Pride Parade will take place on Sunday, June 26, starting at noon at the corner of Montrose Avenue and Broadway in the Uptown neighborhood, and will follow its normal route and end at the corner of Diversey Parkway and Sheridan Road in Lincoln.
The Chicago Pride Parade and Pride Fest will return in person in June, according to organizers. This March 10 story has been updated with new details about the Pride Parade and music numbers for the festival.
