Crilly Court in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood was designated a National Historic Landmark.įirst Gay Pride Parade in the U.S.: More a march than a parade, the city’s Gay Liberation Movement staged its first rally and procession as part of Gay Pride Week on June 27, 1970. He was never convicted, but the publicity (including a newspaper headline reading “Strange Sex Cult Exposed”) led to his firing for conduct unbecoming a postal worker. (Chicago Tribune archive)įirst American gay rights group founded here: In 1924, postal clerk Henry Gerber formed the Society for Human Rights.
Henry Gerber, pioneer gay civil rights activist.
