Best Thing About The Parade
Shirtlessness — Kirk
That it can exist! — Dan
The crowd having fun — Dave
The love and support — Andrew
The crowds — Tracy
Half-naked people — Peter
Bloody Marys & boys — Jim
Groups like PFLAG and the Gay Vets share the street with the half-naked boys and drag queens. Diversity, baby!— graysong
Worst Thing About The Parade
Unabashed commercialism — Kirk
Pushy, sloppy, self important drunks — Dan
Annoying activist assholes who are not capable of having fun — Dave
Could it get any longer? — Andrew
The crowds — Tracy
Half-naked people — Peter
Unconsciousness — Jim
Self-serving one-day-a-year 'friend of the Community' politicians get to march at the front of the line — graysong
Cutest Rainbow Thing I've Seen
A wonderful mohawk — Dan
A "State of Illinois" rainbow lapel pin ( I think the proceeds from buying it went to Equality Illinois ) — Dave
Rainbow vest on a dachshund — Andrew
Dog outfit — Tracy
A skinny 21 year old painted in all the pride colors — Peter
Ruby Rainbow pumps on a Dorothy drag queen — Jim
I'm not sure 'cutest' is the right word, but I saw a rainbow ring mobile once that didn't make me want to hurl — graysong
Tackiest Rainbow Thing I've Seen
Pretty much any rainbow thing — Kirk
I can't pick just one, but I'm sure it had a magnet on the back — Dan
Rainbow automobile air fresheners in the autos of clueless straight people — Dave
Rainbow thongs — Andrew
Rainbow cockring — Peter
The annual Parade buttons — Jim
That would be the Halsted Street Space Dildos. what a waste of perfectly good parking spaces! — graysong