it's the weekend...HEEEEEEEY, get your rainbows out!

heeeeey, are you ready for a weekend full of glitter, ROY G BIV, men in trashy women's wear and Liza Minelli, Barbra Streisand and Cher look-alikes? I know I am!

Sunday is when the parade is said to be in full swing around the Lakeview area of N. Halsted (if you're not sure where that is, this is the part of Halsted where there are rainbow posts on every corner)

Some of my top pics for the Pride Fest this weekend: (rated by Glitter Factor 1-5)
all postings from Metromix.com:

'Brokeback' Pride Party
Avenue Tavern2916 N. BroadwayBreak out your best chaps, cowboy hats, boots and bandanas for a hoe-down and Western-style costume contest kicking off Gay Pride weekend. Includes cash prizes for winners and DJ entertainment. Drink specials include $3 Bacardi O bombs and $2 PBR cans.
Don't miss the Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade as it passes by the tavern on Sunday.
Jun. 23: 3 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Rating: GLITTER FACTOR 4 (everyone loves them some Brokeback, but there is less glitter and more of that smell of horsey poop around Michigan Ave. that comes to my mind when I think of Gyllenho & Heathy)


Chicago Dyke March
Trumbull Elementary School5200 N. Ashland Ave.
A procession kicks off at the school's playground and heads east on Foster Avenue, north on Clark Street and east on Bryn Mawr Avenue, culminating in a lakefront rally.
Find more Pride events.--> Jun. 24: 1:30 p.m.

Rating: GLITTER FACTOR 0 (Dykes don't use glitter, come on!)
*Just want to point out that the Dyke March starts at a elementary's school playground. Awesome!

THE MAIN EVENT:
Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade
Halsted Street and Belmont Avenue 3200 N. Halsted St.
The 37th annual Lakeview celebration features floats, bands and politicians. Festivities also include parties and picnics along the lakefront.
The parade starts at Halsted Street and Belmont Avenue and proceeds north on Halsted Street to Broadway, south on Broadway to Diversey Parkway and east to Cannon Drive.

Rating: GLITTER FACTOR 5 (unreal how much glitter there will be there; so much you could become blind. wear goggles just in case!)