I think people want to keep it there as long as it makes sense, but if there are some incidents that happen this Sunday…we'll see what happens this year.'Īnd while it may strike some as odd to move the gay pride parade out of Boystown, the event didn't actually start there. Patrick's Day parade. The city has to treat us like it treats everyone else. 'Every other parade is judged by its merits and its problems. 'Our community can’t expect that we have exceptionalism,' Baim says. Police also arrested 45 people throughout the day. The change will be decided early next year, but it wouldn't come as a surprise to Tracy Baim, the publisher of Windy City Media Group and author of Out and Proud in Chicago. The primary reason for the change? Crowd control. While the first gay pride parade had only a few hundred attendees, last year's march drew one million people to the route. According to DNAinfo, the parade is on the verge of outgrowing the neighborhood and could move downtown starting in 2016. But the raucous Pride celebration that is sure to follow could also be the last that Boystown will see. The Supreme Court ruled this week-just in time for Pride-that same-sex marriage is now legal in all 50 states. The 46th annual Chicago Pride Parade will be held this Sunday at noon, and this year's edition could be special for a few reasons.
