F Newsmagazine - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Art, Culture, and Politics

A strong presence of Puerto Rican members of the LGBTQI community could be felt at this year’s Pride Parade. Chicago is home to the largest concentration of people of Puerto Rican descent in the Midwest. (Photo by Emily Rich)

The Chicago Pride Parade brought around a million visitors to the Uptown and Lakeview neighborhoods of Chicago. LGBTQI bikers from around the country were part of the parade. (Photo by Emily Rich)
After an antagonistic relationship with the LGBTQI community, this year’s parade included messages that appropriated and changed presidential campaign slogans for the greater good. (Photo by Emily Rich)