It is estimated that more than 1 million people descended upon Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood to be a part of the merriment that takes place once a year on the last Sunday in the month of June. A beautiful, sunny Sunday afternoon served as the backdrop as the University of Chicago Medicine and the University of Chicago joined forces to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community during Chicago’s 49th Annual Pride Parade.Ĭoordinated by the Biological Sciences Division’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion and LGBTQ+ resource group, more than 75 faculty, staff, students and allies proudly participated in the parade – from excitedly waving and dancing on the float to joyously distributing UChicago branded water bottles to onlookers along the parade route.