Chicago gets its Pride on
Published: Monday, June 25, 2012
Updated: Monday, August 27, 2012 16:08
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Jaime Laurita and Rich Lane, who’s wedding was recently featured on an episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, ride on the front of the marriage equality float.
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The El rumbles by the beginning of the parade in Uptown.
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A balloon rainbow turns onto Broadway at the beginning of the parade.
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Cowboys show their pride atop the Illinois Gay Rodeo Association’s float.
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A spectator waves a rainbow flag in the wind.
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The ABC News Chicago team waves at the crowd.
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The Lakeview East float shows the parade spectators how to party.
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A mother walks in the parade holding a sign in support of her daughter who is a lesbian.
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The Hamburger Mary’s float turns onto Broadway carrying a lot of people wearing colorful wigs.
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The RedEye float features a deejay and dancers to get the crowd excited.
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Grab Magazine's float carries a lot of sparkly men.
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The Roscoe’s float celebrates the gay bar’s 25th anniversary.
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People watch the parade from a building on the corner of Montrose & Sheridan.
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A float makes the turn onto Broadway at the very beginning of the parade’s route.
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Chicago radio station 95.5 El Patron takes part in the parade.
The 43rd annual Gay Pride Parade painted the north side of Chicago with some very colorful characters Sunday. Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets to enjoy the spectacle.
Attendants donned wigs and vibrant clothing that featured all colors of the rainbow. There were drag queens, roller derby girls, celebrities, and even Bozo the Clown. And they were all there in support of equality.
The parade, which is exponentially increasing in popularity every year, featured many new things this year. It kicked off at a new corner in Uptown, on Montrose & Broadway, at noon. More than 200 businesses, organizations, and political groups registered to take part in the festivities. Their floats then worked their way down a new route heading south along Broadway, snaking around the Boystown area of Lakeview, and ending on Diversey & Cannon Drive.
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