Chicago Pride parade cancelled for second year in a row because of anti-vaxxers

Chicago Pride Parade 2012
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Chicago’s iconic Pride parade has been canceled for the second year in a row over coronavirus concerns, with organizers saying in a statement that they were “naive” to believe that most people would be vaccinated in time for the parade.

Normally held in June, the parade had already been pushed back to October but the surge in infections from the Delta variant sweeping the nation forced organizers to pull the plug.

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Organizers say they hope to return to some semblance of normal in 2022 and plan to hold the parade on June 26.

“We’re going to believe that in June 2022 we are living in a far safer world than now. We intend to have the best, most joyous, fabulous, memorable Pride Parade ever,” Pride Chicago’s Tim Frye said.

Normally held the last Sunday in June, the 2019 parade was cut short due to…

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