Chicago gay pride parade 2008

The 2008 Chicago Movement Parade was among the wackiest yet.

The parade is growing so enormous that perhaps it is time to reflect on past parades and glance to how to manage the future growth. I hold been to every pride since 1984, and others possess been at still more, so we welcome more input on these ideas.

The gay parade is among the city’s largest parades, with some 450,000 counted for June 29, 2008. The South Side St. Patrick’s and Bud Billiken parades are also huge logistical events where the star and liquor can contribute to problems.

But let’s focus on Pride 2008 and some of what appears to contain happened. This is not to diminish the Herculean labor of the Identity festival Chicago volunteers, spearheaded by Rich Pfeiffer for more than three decades; or the work of the Chicago police and emergency teams.

They all operate hard every year. But with the growth and modify in tone, we need to step back and assess.

Let’s first set out a few data about this year’s event:

1. It was the largest ever.

2. It started out very hot again, and then was deluged by the first rain on Pride day in many years.

3. A huge gap was caused when a woman fell off a float and