Chigo hosted the first Gay Pri Para the Uned Stat on June 27, 1970. Here's a look back at how the annual event has evolved through the years.
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CHIGO PRI PARA 2022: MAP, TRANSPORTATN TAILS AND A BRIEF HISTORY OF GAY RIGHTS CHIGO
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A man drsed drag durg the Gay Liberatn March on June 27, 1976.
(Sally Good / Chigo Tribune)Chigo hosted the first Gay Pri Para the Uned Stat on June 27, 1970.
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1970: Chigo Pri Para Gay Liberatn Front members march through Bughoe Square (now Washgton Square Park) on their way to a rally at the Civic Center (now Daley Plaza) on June 27, 1970, as part of the cy’s first Gay Pri Week.
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(Chigo Tribune historil photo)1972: Chigo Pri Para Chigo Gay Alliance march and meetg Lln Park on June 25, 1972. (John Bartley / Chigo Tribune)1972: Chigo Pri Para Lookg north on Clark Street durg the Chigo Gay Alliance march and meetg Lln Park on June 25, 1972.
(John Bartley / Chigo Tribune)1972: O'Hare Internatnal Airport The Chigo Gay Alliance march and meetg Lln Park on June 25, 1972. (John Bartley / Chigo Tribune)1972: Chigo Pri Para Chigo Gay Alliance march and meetg Lln Park on June 25, 1972. Lounge — Girls Bar of 1974” float durg the Gay Pri Para on June 24, 1973.
(Roy Hall / Chigo Tribune)1973: Chigo Pri Para Belmont Avenue durg the Gay Pri Para on June 24, 1973.
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(Roy Hall / Chigo Tribune)1973: Chigo Pri Para Candid shots the Belmont Harbor area of people durg the Gay Pri Para on June 24, 1973. (Roy Hall / Chigo Tribune)1974: Chigo Pri Para People march through New Town (now Lakeview) durg the fifth annual Gay Pri Para on June 30, 1974.
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(Jim De Pree/Chigo Tribune)1974: Chigo Pri Para Men ri the Snake P bar float through New Town (now Lakeview) durg the Gay Pri Para on June 30, 1974.
(Jim De Pree / Chigo Today)1975: Chigo Pri Para Members of Chigo's Gay Liberatn movement stepped off om Belmont Avenue and Halsted Street to march the sixth annual Gay Pri Para on June 29, 1975. (Lyte Miller / Chigo Tribune)1976: Chigo Pri Para Participants the Gay Liberatn March on June 27, 1976. (Sally Good / Chigo Tribune)1976: Chigo Pri Para A man drsed drag durg the Gay Liberatn March on June 27, 1976.
(Sally Good / Chigo Tribune)1978: Chigo Pri Para The Gay Pri Para proceeds through Lln Park on June 25, 1978. (Arthur Walker / Chigo Tribune)1980: Chigo Pri Para The Wdy Cy Gay Chos heads south down Broadway as part of the 11th annual Gay and Lbian Pri Para on June 29, 1980. About 30 Nazis gathered to prott Chigo’s 13th annual Gay Pri Para on Broadway, while a aln of about 1, 000 members of Jewish, black and gay anizatns staged a unter-monstratn.