Chicago Pride March Draws Thousands Despite Mayor’s Coronavirus Rules

Thousands packed the streets in Chicago for an unofficial gay pride march despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the first openly gay mayor, canceling the official annual event because of her worries over the coronavirus.

Organizers insisted that the rally held in the city’s West Side Lakeview neighborhood was an attempt to “reclaim” the “grassroots” efforts to push gay pride, according to ABC 7.

The gay pride parade has roots in the Windy City going back to 1972 and has taken place in the Boystown area of the city until this year, when it was canceled over the coronavirus. But the cancellation did not deter avid pride marchers, who began gathering at noon on Sunday near the CTA Belmont station in the Lakeview neighborhood.

Hundreds flocked to the march flogged by social media posts until thousands were massed in close proximity for a two-mile demonstration into Uptown.

“The reason the march is so important is to highlight those lives that we lost and highlight the people whose lives may not have been lost, but have been wrecked just because they exist openly,” Ashabi Owagboriaye told ABC 7.

Organizers tried to tell marchers that masks were required in compliance with the city’s coronavirus rules.

But many photos posted to social media by pride enthusiasts showed large numbers of people without masks, in contradiction to the coronavirus response orders issued by Lightfoot.

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13 Thoughts to “Chicago Pride March Draws Thousands Despite Mayor’s Coronavirus Rules”

  1. Did they march in the nigger war zone in Chicago?

  2. Mick

    They wanted it in this country and they, through their actions, will reap their reward.

  3. Sure are a lot of pervert REPROBATES celebrating . . . What?!? That’s an Abomination in God’s word. One Enlightened Patriot. Team Trump and his allies 2020.

  4. MikefromTexas

    Not my bag.

  5. Truth sayer

    I hope they all get the virus and die ha. ha. That would wipe out a group that keeps bringing new disease’s to the normal people. What AIDS was only a problem for gay people and junkies sadly they donated blood and people got sick from these perverts and poor babies were born with it. They can say it all they want in this P/C generation but the truth is they are NOT born that way no it is not normal and yes you are going to hell for it those are the facts we are suppose to hide from them. This is just a perverts life style no different than someone who like S/M or any other kind of freaky sex. You are not a different race or gender you are just sick perverts that have brought nothing to this world but illnesses

  6. k

    HIS time is not our time as we are told. But I truly believe this world cannot stand much longer.

  7. Rich

    Parade cancelled so they broke the law and the police were where?

  8. Can't Go There

    OK let’s see how this Mayor handles these law breakers, stop them and she is just hypocritical, don’t challenge or stop them, then she is just hypocritical as well because these marchers just dismissed, and disrespected her orders.. Sounds like this Mayor needs to resign or at least the voters demand her resignation and or vote her out of office. Anarchy in the streets of Chicago by Gay Pride who would of thunk?

  9. Carson Tyler

    They have dealt with aids, so let them deal with the vies

  10. Estell

    Why weren’t these people arrested for violating an order.? If it had been Christians marching they would have been arrested on the spot.

  11. Eula

    I will say with certainty, there were Christians marching in that parade. They serve the same God many others serve, regardless of what organization they affiliated themselves with. God’s is the only judgement we face that counts. Man’s judgement changes quickly and sometimes doesn’t line up with the beliefs of others. God doesn’t rule by fear driven anger. God is exhaled through LOVE! No matter what man writes, history Proves that all conflicts are fear driven. All history is recorded by man and biased due to many reasons. Most writings are written in accordance of the norms of the time they were written. God gave all humans free will, we believe this. Organized religion tries to put God in a box. Its time for people to start over, think what they are doing, saying, teaching any how they are acting, it’s time we loved each other just because we have that right! It’s time to celebrate our uniqueness and know a part of God lives within each of us.

  12. Nellie

    If a Christian orgination did this the riot people would be after them and police.
    I am tired of Gay community groups trying to push gay lifestyle on Christians.
    I don’t care if they are gay! That’s their choice! Don’t try to push it on me.
    I don’t want to pay your doctor bills from aids.
    God Bless Our Country
    Trump 2020

  13. Nellie

    God Bless Our Country
    Trump 2020

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