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Boystown Chicago
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The main LGBTQ neighborhood in Chicago and the Midwest. We’re on Twitter as x.com/BoystownTweets and on FB.com/BoystownChicago
Cabaret style 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
November 16, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Both very cold and snuggly. I am going to burrito myself up so good!
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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New Flag in the gay area of Chicago

#gaychicago #chicagogay #boystown
November 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Head over to 3311 N. Halsted St. in @northalsted.bsky.social on Oct. 11 at 2:30 p.m. for the dedication of a memorial to LGBTQ pioneer #HenryGerber followed by a #TheLegacyProject reception at @sidetrackbar.bsky.social

#boystown #northalsted #lgbtchicago
Henry Gerber honored with Northalsted Legacy Walk monument in Oct. 11 ceremony
LGBTQ pioneer Henry Gerber, founder of first legally recognized gay rights organization in the United States, will be honored with a bronze memorial on the Legacy Walk this October. The dedication cel...
chicago.gopride.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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#JaneAddams is the only openly LGBTQ person to have ever won the #NobelPeacePrize and she was a Chicagoan

#lgbtqchicago #lesbian
Only openly LGBTQ Nobel Peace Prize winner is a Chicagoan
Chicago's own Jane Addams remains the only openly LGBTQ person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize—a legacy of love, reform, and courage that still inspires the world.
chicago.gopride.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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I think Amy Poehler thinks Rachel Dratch is the funniest person on earth, and something about that warms my heart.
October 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Michigan Avenue right now.
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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helen, get me my purse
Man buys a life-size, silicone, “anatomically correct” Henry Cavill doll & instantly goes viral - buff.ly/60q4z71
October 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Recipe: next caramelize the onions, it should take 6-8 minutes

Me:
a witch is screaming with her mouth open in a room .
ALT: a witch is screaming with her mouth open in a room .
media.tenor.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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October 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.
October 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Just openly cheering the destruction of any representation of gay people in public space. They think their power is totally unrestricted, and the entire country will support them rolling back society to the 1950s, or maybe the 1850s
October 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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It’s time to lock in, Prayer Warriors!
October 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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So why do these fucks still get paid?
Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"
October 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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I’m sorry I haven’t responded to your message/dm/post/email/carrier pigeon. I barely want to acknowledge my own existence, much less yours 🫥
October 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Zach Bryan they could never make me hate you.

Go stream his discography if you want to hear this generations Bruce Springsteen
Country singer Zach Bryan condemns ICE raids in new song teaser, “Bad News”:

“ICE is gonna come bust down your door / Try to build a house, no bills no more, well I got a telephone / Kids are all scared and all alone […] The fading of the red, white and blue.”
October 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.
Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row
Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.
www.choosechicago.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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"Up to 39 bus routes and one entire L line could be eliminated, she said, without saying which one. Overnight service could be eliminated, with bus and rail service ending at 10 p.m., she said. The frequency of buses could be reduced."
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
CTA's potential bus, rail service cuts pushed to last half of 2026
CTA, Metra and Pace have shrunken an expected $770 million budget shortfall next year to $202 million, agency bosses said at a special meeting called by the Regional Transit Authority.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Did anyone order a raunchy drag puppet-themed musical at Rhapsody Theater to benefit Gerber/Hart LGBTQ Library? #AvenueD only on Oct. 17 and 18

#lgbtqchicago #boystown #rogerspark
Drag-themed puppet musical 'Avenue D' to raise funds for Gerber/Hart
Follow a group of ingenues as they move to a new city and stumble upon a part of town they never knew existed - Avenue D! This showtune-heavy, puppet-lite, adults-only adventure takes you on a hilario...
chicago.gopride.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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A new queer-themed hotel development has gotten the okay for the @northalsted.bsky.social neighborhood still popularly called #Boystown
New hotel development gets green light for Northalsted
An old building in what used to be called Boystown will be torn down for a brand new queer-themed hotel development.
chicago.gopride.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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It's official. Trump is sending the troops. LGBTQ migrants left vulnerable as #NationalGuard is federalized to help #ICEraids

@gopride.com shares tips from @aclu.org
LGBTQ migrants left vulnerable as Trump orders National Guard troops to Chicago
LGBTQ immigrants in Chicago feel vulnerable as President Donald Trump federalizes Illinois National Guard troops. They fear being deported to countries with horrible human rights records against LGBTQ...
chicago.gopride.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
BREAKING // President has federalized 300 National Guard troops to support ICE raids in Chicago
Statement on the activation of Illinois National Guard troops by President — Edgewater Presbyterian Church
The order by President Donald Trump to deploy 300 Illinois National Guard troops to patrol Chicago in support of ongoing ICE raids marks a dangerous and shameful chapter in our nation’s story.
www.edgewaterpcusa.org
October 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM