{"id":59095,"date":"2017-03-28T11:39:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T16:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=59095"},"modified":"2020-12-18T12:27:32","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T18:27:32","slug":"10-things-probably-didnt-know-lgbtq-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/10-things-probably-didnt-know-lgbtq-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"10 things you probably didn&#8217;t know about LGBTQ Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The third largest city in the United States straddles the line between a hardscrabble, work obsessed city of neighborhoods and a flashy mecca for art, architecture, theater and food. It\u2019s a beautiful city with a skyline that dazzles all who behold it. It\u2019s also home to a huge LGBTQ population disinterested in coastal drama and sky-high rental markets. Heading to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Chicago-Hotels.d178248.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City of Big Shoulders<\/a>? Here are 10 things you probably don\u2019t know about this great gay metropolis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/lp\/lgbtq-gay-travel-hotels?pwaLob=wizard-hotel-pwa-v2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED<\/strong>: Click here to book LGBTQIA-welcoming hotels and plan your next gaycation using travel tips and advice.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59196\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59196\" class=\"wp-image-59196 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rainbow-pylons-halsted-street.jpg\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rainbow-pylons-halsted-street.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rainbow-pylons-halsted-street-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rainbow-pylons-halsted-street-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rainbow-pylons-halsted-street-255x340.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rainbow-pylons-halsted-street-400x533.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ryanready\/4592726453\/\">Ryan<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Those rainbow ringed bronze phalluses lining North Halsted Street? They were erected (pun intended) in 1998 to officially designate <strong>Boystown<\/strong> as an LGBTQ \u2018hood, making Chicago the first U.S. city to formally recognize a queer space. Today those rainbow pylons pay tribute to LGBTQ icons via biographical placards which earn the city the honor of being the world\u2019s only outdoor museum walk.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_59105\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59105\" class=\"wp-image-59105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CyonFlare.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Pride Parade, Cyon Flare, LGBTQ, gay\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CyonFlare.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CyonFlare-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CyonFlare-453x340.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CyonFlare-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicago Pride Parade | Flickr CC\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dustinpsmith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dustin P. Smith<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Got Pride? Chicagoans have it, too. The <strong>Chicago Pride Parade<\/strong> attracts nearly one million visitors annually to the Boystown neighborhood on the last Sunday in June. It\u2019s gotten so popular that parade officials have had to extend the route while blocking off nearby Belmont Avenue to traffic. Meanwhile, street fair Pridefest happens one week before the parade, turning the last ten days of June into a nonstop celebration.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_59102\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59102\" class=\"wp-image-59102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MayorDaley-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mayor Daley\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MayorDaley-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MayorDaley-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MayorDaley-1-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/MayorDaley-1-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame inductee Mayor Daley | Flickr CC\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/18195735@N05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Eaves<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>In 1991, Chicago became the first U.S. city to create a municipally funded hall of fame honoring the LGBTQ community. Now under the auspices of the <strong>Friends of the Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame<\/strong>, its inductees include former mayor Richard M. Daley, <em>Transparent<\/em> actor Alexandra Billings, Jane Addams and many others. We\u2019d like to thank our agent\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Every spring the Chicago History Museum hosts a long-running lecture series called <strong>\u201cOUT at the CHM\u201d<\/strong> which explores the city\u2019s vast and diverse LGBTQ history. Past events have examined everything from the impact the city\u2019s gay bars have had on shaping the city\u2019s queer identity to the role of President Nixon as as an accidental gay rights icon (Say, what?).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>When queer folks huddled in Los Angeles in the early \u201850s to form the Mattachine Society, they were actually 30 years late to the gay rights game. In 1924, Chicagoan Henry Gerber formed the nation\u2019s first homophile organization, the <strong>Society for Human Rights<\/strong>. Gerber\/Hart, the largest queer library in the Midwest, was named in his honor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/orbitz.com\/rewards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ALSO<\/strong>: Enjoy a rainbow of savings by signing up for Orbitz Rewards!<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59108\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59108\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Andersonville.jpg\" alt=\"Andersonville, Chicago, LGBTQ\" width=\"800\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Andersonville.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Andersonville-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Andersonville-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Andersonville-600x387.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Andersonville-527x340.jpg 527w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Andersonville-400x258.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andersonville | Flickr CC\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/chascarper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charles Carper<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>Once referred to as \u201cGirlstown,\u201d adorable North Side nabe <strong>Andersonville<\/strong> was a one-time lesbian mecca that today is considered the city\u2019s second queer \u2018hood. Historians trace its Sapphic roots to the arrival of Women and Children First, a still-thriving indie feminist bookstore whose name inspired the oft-parodied version in sketch show <em>Portlandia<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_59160\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59160\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HollywoodBeach.jpg\" alt=\"Hollywood Beach, gay, LGBTQ, Chicago\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HollywoodBeach.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HollywoodBeach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HollywoodBeach-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HollywoodBeach-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HollywoodBeach-453x340.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HollywoodBeach-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hollywood Beach | Photo by Jason Heidemann<\/p><\/div>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>Chicago likes to think of itself as the Third Coast, a nickname that is well deserved. The city is home to 28 miles of coastline, including an 18-mile lakefront trail and 24 beaches. For decades, queers sunned themselves at Belmont Rocks, but now they squeeze themselves into their tiny Speedos and hit up lovely <strong>Hollywood Beach<\/strong> in Edgewater.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>Long before RuPaul told contestants to \u201cSashay away,\u201d there was the <strong>Baton Lounge<\/strong> which opened in 1969. The longest running drag show of its kind in the country (according to its website), the club is a bona fide city fixture that these days is a bachelorette fave, but over the years has also attracted the likes of Joan Crawford, Madonna, Kirk Douglas and yes, RuPaul. It recently moved from River North to Uptown.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li>Want to see some kinky boots? Head up to the city\u2019s Rogers Park \u2018hood and check out the <strong>Leather Archives and Museum<\/strong>, the first formally organized museum in the world devoted to the collection, display and preservation of materials relating to the leather fetish and kink community. What might you see there? We can\u2019t really say in print.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_59106\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59106\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/LittleJims.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/LittleJims.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/LittleJims-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/LittleJims-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/LittleJims-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/LittleJims-476x340.jpg 476w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/LittleJims-400x286.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Jim&#8217;s | Flickr CC\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/perspective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elvert Barnes<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li>Have a drink (or two, or three) at the oldest queer bar in Chicago. The current title holder is <strong>Little Jim\u2019s<\/strong>, a corner taproom that opened in 1975 in what is now called Boystown. Slow to gentrify, the neighborhood was once considered so unsafe that, according to legend, patrons in the early &#8217;80s would take cabs between Little Jim&#8217;s and nearby bar Sidetrack (a mere two blocks away).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Featured image, Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nathanmac87\/14340620273\/\">nathanmac87<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47693 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg\" alt=\"Orbitz, app, iPhone, travel, deals\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-300x50.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-400x67.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for the inside scoop on queer Chicago? 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