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

An estimated 1 million people turned out at the 48th annual Pride Parade in Chicago and enjoyed the colorful caravan. (Photo by Emily Rich)

A view from the parade. (Photo by Emily Rich)
Boystown got its name because of the influx of gay men residing there in the 1970s and 80s. By 1980, according to the US census, 16% of the neighborhood was African-American. (Photo by Emily Rich)