Since 1972, the event has been held every year, Since its modest beginnings, Chicago Pride has grown to be one the largest and most well-known Pride events in the world. The following year, a “Gay-In” that took place on Jthat was the early progenitor of the current Pride Celebration. The annual Pride Celebration commemorates the rebellion of LGBT patrons of the Stonewall Inn in New York City’s Greenwich Village in response to a routine police raid on June 27, 1969. Pride Month in June is the culmination of Chicago’s vibrant LGBT community. on Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Montrose Avenue and Broadway in Uptown and ends near the intersection of Diversey Parkway and Sheridan Road in Lincoln Park. Spectators lined the streets in the Uptown and Lakeview neighborhoods for the 44th annual Pride Parade celebration. Attended by members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender/Transsexual communities along with a host of politicians and other supporting groups. In a sea of rainbow flags and banners, more than 200 parade entries and a reported 1 million celebrated the Chicago Pride Parade 2013.
