Joe DiCola, a civil rights attorney at First Defense Legal Aid, said the city's rejection of the protest permit is an offense to the First Amendment. Photo by Jake Wittich

Andy Thayer, co-founder of the Gay Liberation Network, speaks during a press conference about appealing the city's decision to reject a protest permit application. Photo by Jake Wittich

Kristie Keorkunian-Rivers, co-founder of Stop Trans Genocide Chicago. Photo by Jake Wittich