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Chicago has long had a gay neighborhood. Beginning in the 1920s there was active homosexual nightlife in ], adjacent to the ]. As rents climbed, it forced gay-friendly establishments steadily northwards, moving through ] and ] along ] and on to ]. Boys Town presently serves as the best-known Chicago ], and the center of its LGBT culture.<ref>{{cite book |last= Blackwell |first= Elizabeth Canning |title= Frommer's Chicago |series= ] Color Complete |location= Hoboken, NJ |publisher= ] |year= 2012 |edition= 17th |isbn= 9781118162415 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=HZflmcrQ4jcC&pg=PA351 |page= 351 |via= Google Books}}</ref> Gentrification is pushing many gay and lesbian people to reside ever further north into ] and ]. Chicago has long had a gay neighborhood. Beginning in the 1920s there was active homosexual nightlife in ], adjacent to the ]. Increasing rents forced gay-friendly establishments steadily northwards, moving through ] and ] along ] and on to ]. Boys Town presently serves as the best-known Chicago ], and the center of its LGBT culture.<ref>{{cite book |last= Blackwell |first= Elizabeth Canning |title= Frommer's Chicago |series= ] Color Complete |location= Hoboken, NJ |publisher= ] |year= 2012 |edition= 17th |isbn= 9781118162415 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=HZflmcrQ4jcC&pg=PA351 |page= 351 |via= Google Books}}</ref> ] has pushed many gay and lesbian people to reside ever further north into ] and ].


==Politics== ==Politics==
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==Institutions== ==Institutions==
The ] is an LGBT community center. * ], LGBT community center
⚫ * ], LGBT health care center

⚫ * ], LGBT-related assistance and events serving African-American communities<ref name=SavageMillerBetterPT>{{cite book |editor1-link= Dan Savage |editor1-last= Savage |editor1-first= Dan |editor2-first= Terry |editor2-last= Miller |last-author-amp= yes |title= It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living |location= New York |publisher= ] |year= 2011 |isbn= 9781101513408 |via= Google Books |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=DCILcKYEg-gC&pg=PT103 |at= n.p.}}</ref>
⚫ ] is an LGBT health care center.
⚫ * ], honors LGBT individuals

* ]
⚫ Windy City Black Pride provides LGBT-related assistance and events primarily for African-Americans.<ref name=SavageMillerBetterPT>{{cite book |editor1-link= Dan Savage |editor1-last= Savage |editor1-first= Dan |editor2-first= Terry |editor2-last= Miller |last-author-amp= yes |title= It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living |location= New York |publisher= ] |year= 2011 |isbn= 9781101513408 |via= Google Books |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=DCILcKYEg-gC&pg=PT103 |at= n.p.}}</ref>
* ], collects and exhibits artifacts related to LGBT leather subculture

* ], largest circulating library of gay and lesbian titles in the Midwestern United States
] is the city's only LGBT radio station.<ref name=SavageMillerBetterPT/>

⚫ The ] gives honors to LGBT individuals.


==Media== ==Media==
The '']'' and the '']'' are LGBT newspapers. Newspapers '']'' and '']'' serve LGBT readers. ] is the city's only LGBT radio station.<ref name=SavageMillerBetterPT/> Online guide is a news and events website for the Chicago/Midwest LGBT community.
*Online guide is a daily news, events and personal ads website for the Chicago/Midwest LGBT community.


==Recreation== ==Recreation==
The ] is the city's ]. Over 150,000 people participate in the pride festivities every June.<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-pride-parade-aftermath-met-20150629-story.html</ref> * The ], the annual ] in June; over a million people now participate in the pride festivities<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-pride-parade-aftermath-met-20150629-story.html</ref>
⚫ * ], founded in 1981

⚫ * ], founded in 1983
⚫ The ] is held in Chicago.

⚫ ] was founded in 1983.


==References== ==References==

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Center on Halsted

Chicago has long had a gay neighborhood. Beginning in the 1920s there was active homosexual nightlife in Towertown, adjacent to the Water Tower. Increasing rents forced gay-friendly establishments steadily northwards, moving through Old Town and Lincoln Park along Clark Street and on to Boys Town. Boys Town presently serves as the best-known Chicago gayborhood, and the center of its LGBT culture. Gentrification has pushed many gay and lesbian people to reside ever further north into Uptown and Edgewater.

Politics

In 1961 Illinois was the first state to repeal its sodomy law. Effective LGBT political involvement began in the 1960s alongside the civil rights movement, with organizations such as Chicago Gay Liberation. As of 2002 most LGBT voters are on the North Side.

The Chicago Gay and Lesbian Democrats was the main LGBT political group of the 1980s. LGBT interest groups and the Democratic Party have facilitated LGBT political involvement in Chicago.

In 1983 Mayor of Chicago candidate Jane Byrne promised to support LGBT issues, so the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Democrats endorsed Byrne. However Harold Washington won the Democratic Party primary. At that point the LGBT voters began to support Washington, and they helped him win the general election. LGBT voters supported Washington during his reelection in 1987 because, during his previous term, he supported LGBT causes and criticized homophobia. The following year, in 1988, he signed into law an anti-discrimination ordinance for the city of Chicago.

ACT UP/Chicago was an organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with AIDS. It often criticized Mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley. It later became a part of the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame.

Institutions

Media

Newspapers Chicago Gay Crusader and Windy City Times serve LGBT readers. Windy City Radio is the city's only LGBT radio station. Online guide ChicagoPride.com is a news and events website for the Chicago/Midwest LGBT community.

Recreation

References

  1. Blackwell, Elizabeth Canning (2012). Frommer's Chicago. Frommer's Color Complete (17th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. p. 351. ISBN 9781118162415 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Haider-Markel, Donald P. (2002). Gay and Lesbian Americans and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook. Political Participation in America. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. p. 145. ISBN 9781576072561 – via Google Books.
  3. Gould, Deborah B. (2009). Moving Politics: Emotion and ACT UP's Fight Against AIDS. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 43. ISBN 9780226305318 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Savage, Dan; Miller, Terry, eds. (2011). It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living. New York: Penguin Books. n.p. ISBN 9781101513408 – via Google Books. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  5. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-pride-parade-aftermath-met-20150629-story.html

Further reading

External links

LGBTQ culture in the United States
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