The Past, Present And Future Of Chicago’s LGBTQ Community
By Stephanie Kim

The Past, Present And Future Of Chicago’s LGBTQ Community
By Stephanie KimThis weekend marks a major milestone for Chicago’s LGBTQ community: the 50th annual Pride Parade.
The parade will be held on Sunday, with Mayor Lori Lightfoot — the city’s first openly gay mayor — as one of the seven grand marshals. The annual event is the culmination of Pride Month.
Morning Shift takes a look at the highs and lows of the past, present and future of the LGBTQ community in Chicago.
GUESTS: Tracy Baim, publisher of the Chicago Reader, owner of the Windy City Times
Tatyana Moaton, human resources manager of diversity and inclusion at Howard Brown Health
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