John Deere builds intelligent connected machines for industries including agriculture, construction, and forestry. Pride is a reminder that this progress has been and continues to be the work of activists building a more inclusive and equitable Chicago for their communities across the city, whether at home, at work or at play.īuilt In Chicago spoke with six area companies about how their inclusion work honors the legacy of Pride while continuing to promote greater equity at work and within their communities.
In 2021, the Human Rights Commission Municipal Equality Index rated Chicago 100, a perfect score, for the policies, services and laws that protect and support LGBTQIA+ Chicagoans. Decades later, about 200 activists gathered in the heart of this same neighborhood to begin the 1970 Gay Liberation March, considered Chicago’s first Pride. In the early 20th century, an LGBTQIA+ community flourished alongside artists and political radicals in the area we now know as the Magnificent Mile. Here in Chicago, Pride is part of a vibrant history of LGBTQIA+ activism and resistance. This June, we expect over a million attendees to return to celebrate the return of Chicago’s Pride Parade and festivals for the first time since 2019. Pride has a kaleidoscope of identities that reflect the diverse LGBTQIA+ community it honors and celebrates.
