In Chicago, Boystown — with its mix of cocktail lounges, gay bars, nightclubs, parades and drag brunches — has become a well-oiled machine for queer culture in the city. Long before Mayor Richard M.

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Chicago Pride Fest, Blasé, Super Sapphic and of course, the parade — there’s no shortage of events in Chicago during Pride Month. And for queer women these days, it’s easy to find nightlife year round ...

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A recent string of late-night armed robberies in high-profile North Side neighborhoods sends an unsettling message: Grabbing an Uber after a night out in Chicago’s nightlife areas requires some ...

But queer nightlife in Chicago didn’t begin with Towertown, and it obviously didn’t end there either. A confluence of gentrification and changing social attitudes towards queer people in post-war ...