The second annual Chicago Equality Rally will take place Sunday, June 10, 12-1 p.m. on the Pride Stage at the Andersonville Midsommarfest, 5400 N. Clark St.
The schedule is as follows:
12 p.m.: Welcome
12:05-12:10 p.m.: Senn High School Orchestra
12:10-12:40 p.m.: Speakers
12:40-12:45 p.m.: Senn High School Orchestra
12:45-1 p.m.: Pierce Elementary School Bollywood dancers and closing remarks
Speakers are slated to include lesbian Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot, LGBTQ-rights activist Rick Garcia, openly gay state Rep. Greg Harris and Chicago Ald. Harry Osterman.
According to a press release, "The Chicago Equality Rally at Midsommarfest aims to unify people with a mission to make change towards equal treatment, protection, and access for all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or immigrant status. While we may each believe this abstractly or understand the need for change theoretically, this rally serves to put human experience at the forefront of the issue of inequality. We see storytelling as humanizing and believe in the power of the personal."