Wrightwood Ave., will have “About Face: Stonewall, Revolt and New Queer Art,” with over 40 artists. Suggested donation $5, with all funds going to Gerber/Hart. Clark St., will host “Stonewall50: Back to the Wall,” featuring songs played at Stonewall in 1969 and video footage from the riots, courtesy of Gerber/Hart. Open Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m.
Clark, hosts “Out of the Closets & into the Street: Power, Pride & Resistance in Chicago’s Gay Liberation Movement.” The exhibit looks at gay liberation efforts in Chicago after Stonewall and runs through September.
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“There was a double draw to Bughouse Square for people of color and gay people because that was an area that we could all come to,” said Hall, who is black and gay.īughouse Square, however, was not impervious to public hostility. Hall recalls that the Bughouse Square community in Washington Square Park was his “safe haven” in the 60’s and 70’s. Another will be Joel Hall, founder of the Joel Hall Dance Company. Flint will be one of seven grand marshals in this year’s Pride Parade.