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Encyclopedia > Chicago Pride Parade
Chicago Pride Parade 2005
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Chicago Pride Parade 2005

Chicago Pride Parade is a Gay Pride Parade that takes place each year on the last Sunday in June in the Boystown section of the Lakeview neighborhood. 2004 Gay Pride Parade in São Paulo, Brazil. ... Boystown is the commonly accepted nickname for the Chicago, USA, neighborhood more formally known as East Lakeview. ... Lakeview (properly and historically spelled as Lake View) is a neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is located along the shore of Lake Michigan and runs approximately from Diversey Parkway on the south to Irving Park Road on the north and from Lake Michigan on the...


Currently, the parade begins at noon on Halsted Street, proceeding north from Belmont Avenue, then south on Broadway to Diversey, and east on Diversey to Cannon Drive. The sign on Wrigley Field Halsted Street is a major north-south street in Chicago, Illinois. ...


The 2006 parade is the 37th annual parade. The 2005 parade included 250 entries and was attended by over 400,000 spectators. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Parade entries include local politicians (recently, Governor Rod Blagojevich, comptroller Dawn Clark Netsch, and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky), community groups such as PFLAG, marching bands, and businesses. Milorad Rod R. Blagojevich (pronounced IPA: , born December 10, 1956) is an American politician from the state of Illinois. ... Dawn Clark Netsch was the 1994 Democtratic nominee for Illinois governor. ... Janice D. Jan Schakowsky (born May 22, 1944), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the 9th District of Illinois (map). ... Categories: Stub | LGBT rights organizations ...


Annual Parade Details

2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wilson Cruz (born December 27, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an openly gay Puerto Rican-American actor. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Hosato Takei (last name pronounced ) (born April 20, 1937 in Los Angeles, California) is a Japanese-American actor. ...

External Links

  • www.chicagopridecalendar.org
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