Ha.) So, gawk to your heart’s content, let your jaws drop, but mostly let your mind and heart crack wide-open-that’s what Pride is all about.ģ. Unless drinking tends to bring out your latent bisexual tendencies. Just remember, this isn’t a bachelorette party (we’re not here for your entertainment) and it’s not a frat party (no mean, surly drunks, please.
And hey, feel free to stare! Pride is all about freedom of expression, and a release of inhibitions. Pick your spot, feel free to gawk: Since crowds have increased over the years, (last year spectators numbered upwards of 450,000), particularly on Halsted Street, organizers have asked people to try other sections of the route (such as Diversey Parkway, or Broadway from Wellington to Diversey). And a note to our nervous ninny hetero friends: Many of the people who flock to the parade are out-of-towners, people from the ‘burbs, and, uh, straight people, so you’ll feel right at home. Get there early: The parade-which technically kicks off at noon-tends to run on gay time so it is usually a bit fashionably late, but you need to arrive early if you want to stake out prime real estate along the parade route. Herewith, Chicagoist’s straight person’s guide to gay pride.ġ.
Photo by joespehpThe 42nd annual Chicago Pride Parade rolls out Sunday, June 26, and for those of you who happen to be attracted to the opposite gender-welcome!