People came out to ring in Pride weekend June 24 at the Center on Halsted's annual "TKO: Pride Celebration," held on the Richard M. Daley Roof Terrace overlooking North Halsted Street. Admission included two free drinks, unlimited snacks, and the tunes of DJ Billy Brown and DJ Gemini Jones.
The Pride bash brought out a mixture of demographics. Guests were able to enter raffles, mingle, and dance. However, the fun didn't stop there.
Well-known drag queen Lady Bunny made an appearance and put on a drag show that had the entire house laughing. She made sure to touch on a range of topics in her skits, such as presidential candidate, Donald Trump and North Carolina's ongoing bathroom debate, and even managed to poke fun at the antics of celebrity heavyweights such as Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian.
After her performance, Lady Bunny decided to join the celebration as well, dancing the night away with several partygoers.
As the event came to a close, attendees managed to celebrate the lives of those lost in the Orlando Pulse shooting. Thousands of signatures and notes filled a cloth dedicated to the Orlando victims. The center also celebrated the victims' lives by having their pictures projected on TV screens across the room.