Sat. July 8, 2006
By Feature Column
So, maybe you are traveling to Chicago for the Gay Games. Maybe you are here for the weekend to visit your old roommate, the cute little soccer player you always had the crush on in college. Maybe you have been in Chicago for umpteen years and you are just a plain tired of the same old thing. In any event, I, Robert McDonald, co-author with Kathie Bergquist of the new book A Field Guide to Gay and Lesbian Chicago, herewith offers five suggestions for some big gay Chicago fun. The well-known Halsted strip, a.k.a. "Boystown" has its wealth of charms and attractions, but Chicago’s a world city—if you are aren’t venturing some distance away from the rainbow pylons of Halsted for at least part of your time here, the gay adventure gods will not be pleased. Let’s not upset the gay adventure gods.
1) Have brunch at Tweet.
2) Check out some queer artists and their latest work.
3) Check out the history of the leather subculture.
4) Listen to some queer tunesmiths and word-meisters.
5) Have dinner or drinks at Cornelia’s.
--Robert McDonald
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