Log Cabin Illinois Pride Float

Ok, the float is booked, our reservation has been mailed, now the hard part….execution.

The general parade theme this year is, “Live, Love, Be.” or alternatively, “Live, Love, Be Proud.”

A number of members have suggested we take a more lighthearted approach this year. And I think the theme of “Live, Love, Be” is a pretty good general theme under which we can organize.  We fight for inclusiveness within the GOP, maybe this year we can promote inclusiveness within the GLBT community. We can do this by promoting the idea that LCR is comprised of just as colorfull characters as the rest of the GLBT community, we just vote Republican. A fact which might make us even more colorful!

Think “We are family” too…

So, we need volunteers to shed their button downs and khakis in favor of: short-shorts, leather, feather boas, Indian head dresses, sailor uniforms, etc. We’re defining a list of “traditional” gay characters, and we need help casting! So if you’re interested in marching with Log Cabin this year, please send me an email mjcarrjr@gmail.com to learn more about how you can help!

Chicago Gay Pride Parade

Log Cabin Illinois marched in the 2007 Gay Pride Parade on our own float! In years past we’ve typically marched with a politician like, Judy Baar Topinka. This year however the Pride Committee organized an outstanding presence for us at the parade. We handed out cards supporting an end to Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT). We’ve typically received a mixed response from parade observers. This year however, it seemed like people reacted more positively then ever! We ran out of DADT postcards not halfway through the parade route!

Along with LCR members running beside the float handing out DADT postcards, we also had a number of veterans on the float.

View more photos of the 2007 Pride Parade

Log Cabin Sponsor’s Sucessful Event- With Justice for All

Yesterday Log Cabin Illinois sponsored an event co-hosted by American Veterans for Equal Rights, The Chicago Commission on Human Relations (Advisory Council on Veterans Affairs and Advisory Council on LGBT Issues), and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. Visit my flickr account to view photos of the event.

Speakers included:

Anthony Vaughn

Jean Albright

Rear Admiral Alan M. Steinman, MD

Antonio Agnone

Jarrod Chlapowski

Alexander Nicholson

Julianne Sohn

Chicago Tribune covers Chicago’s Salute to GLBT Veteran’s in a story titled, “Gay vets say policy hurts military.”

Chicago salutes gay veterans!

Today at noon the City of Chicago, and Log Cabin Chicago will salute America’s gay veterans! more to follow…