{"id":5748,"date":"2016-06-09T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=5748"},"modified":"2019-10-08T13:33:27","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T18:33:27","slug":"chicago-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"The 47th Annual Chicago Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Get ready for Chicago\u2019s Most Colorful Summer Event &#8211; Chicago Pride!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chicagopride.gopride.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Pride<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an annual festival and parade. It celebrates the LGBTQ community and commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s festival will take place on June 18th-19th on the Halsted Strip. Come on over and enjoy good food, good music, and much more at this colorful street fair. No tickets are needed, but a monetary donation is suggested. There is also no age or pet restriction \u2013 everyone is allowed to celebrate!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, on the following Sunday \u2013 June 26 \u2013 the 47th Annual Chicago Pride Parade will kick off at noon on the corner of Montrose Avenue and Broadway. The parade will make its way through a 4-mile route and end at the intersection of Diversey Parkway and Sheridan Road in Lincoln Park. This event also does not require tickets to enjoy the festivities. For more information on the route, visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/chicagopride.gopride.com\/info.cfm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">their official website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Chicago Pride lists some tips for those interested in attending, including:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Plan your spot ahead of time and get there early.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cDon\u2019t let anyone get in your way! We all know how high those drag queens wigs can get\u2026\u201d &#8211; Ryan Kolodziej, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weekend Snaps<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> photographer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Check out all of the events after the parade.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cJust because the parade ends doesn\u2019t mean pride festivities do\u201d &#8211; Bill Prichard, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SVP Community Affairs<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Pride<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Finally, remember why you\u2019re there celebrating!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cAs much fun as Pride can be, we ought not forget why we celebrate it! Many individuals have fought for our rights to equality\u201d &#8211; Bill Prichard, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SVP Community Affairs<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Pride<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s Pride Parade will be extra special. For the first time in the event\u2019s history, attendees will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obergefell v. Hodges<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which made marriage equality the law of the land. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us know if you\u2019ll be attending Chicago Pride below!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo Credit:\u00a0Benja Aquila<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready for Chicago\u2019s Most Colorful Summer Event &#8211; Chicago Pride! 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