When the annual Pride Parade steps off at noon Sunday on the North Side, marriage will be the overarching theme and cause for celebration at the event, organizers have said.
And this year, the colorful procession will start out with dozens of married gay couples walking side by side, some with their children.
There will also be heterosexual parents with their gay children and siblings all marching in the front to showcase the value of kinship and the different types of families, said Richard Pfieffer, the organizer of the event.
“The parade as a whole represents different aspects of our community,” Pfieffer said. “Having the families in the front communicates that gay people are everywhere and are apart of all aspects of life. Some of us are married now, some of us are raising children. We are your brothers, sisters, best friends. We work next to you in your cubicle. We are at every level and every part of society.”