Gay Pride News Roundup

By Samantha Abernethy in Arts & Entertainment on Jun 26, 2009 6:00PM

Photo by chloeloe.

• 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]