![]() ![]() In 2021, the Human Rights Commission Municipal Equality Index rated Chicago 100, a perfect score, for the policies, services and laws that protect and support LGBTQIA+ Chicagoans. Decades later, about 200 activists gathered in the heart of this same neighborhood to begin the 1970 Gay Liberation March, considered Chicago’s first Pride. In the early 20th century, an LGBTQIA+ community flourished alongside artists and political radicals in the area we now know as the Magnificent Mile. Here in Chicago, Pride is part of a vibrant history of LGBTQIA+ activism and resistance. This June, we expect over a million attendees to return to celebrate the return of Chicago’s Pride Parade and festivals for the first time since 2019. Pride has a kaleidoscope of identities that reflect the diverse LGBTQIA+ community it honors and celebrates.
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