2024 Chicago Pride Parade to have fewer entries due to safety concerns
CHICAGO -- The 2024 Chicago Pride Parade will be downsized this year due to safety concerns.In a statement Wednesday, PRIDEChicago said the concerns about safety and logistics were raised as parade organizers met with the Chicago Department of Transportation and the Chicago Police Department. The statement did not go into specifics about the concerns.Thus, the parade – which is planned for Sunday, June 30 – will be capped at 125 entries. Last year, there were 199.
' The parade this year will highlight the role the parade has played over the years in creating visibility and advocating for change in Chicago and the surrounding area's LGBTQ+ community, organizers said.Parade organizers noted that in 2023, for the first time ever, the Human Rights Campaign declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans – in response to more than 550 bills introduced in state houses across the country that would in some way restrict LGBTQ+ rights.
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