Gay Pride News Roundup
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- Actress Alexandra Billings will be the first transgender parade marshal to lead at Sunday's Pride Parade.
- This year barricades will line the parade route to limit interaction between spectators and participants.
- For the first time ever, a Chicago public school will participate in the parade. Parents and children from Nettelhorst Elementary School in East Lakeview will be marching.
- The RedEye ran a great piece yesterday about the burgeoning South Side gay community in their "Beyond Boystown" column.
- Chicago's black pride celebration takes place July 1-6, so check out the Chicago Windy City Black Pride-SGL to celebrate black gay pride. [again, via RedEye]
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