The gay pride parade in Chicago sounds exactly like you would expect – complete pandemonium.
Apparently some guy drove a car through the parade route and hit some people, but not seriously.
well a car just drove through the Chicago Pride parade cops had to smash the windows and cut the guy out pic.twitter.com/seUNsrsnps
— alexander (@ajaxpik) June 28, 2015
There's a car driving on the parade route!
— Eric Tendian (@EricTendian) June 28, 2015
Couple CFD members going to go get checked out, they might've been hit by the rogue car on Halsted. Don't appear to have any serious inj's
— Eric Tendian (@EricTendian) June 28, 2015
In custody, Waveland/Halsted. That car rammed some gates earlier this morning…
— Eric Tendian (@EricTendian) June 28, 2015
Fights and gunshots and stabbings, oh my!!
The offenders are now running e/b on Wilson…
— Eric Tendian (@EricTendian) June 28, 2015
Yet another fight, this one at 4622 N Broadway.
— Eric Tendian (@EricTendian) June 28, 2015
Weapon recovered at 4625 N Kenmore, everyone is OK.
— Eric Tendian (@EricTendian) June 28, 2015
And there were “Black Lives Matter” protesters who were disrupting the gay parade for their cause!!!
6 people have been arrested and the parade is moving again. #Chicago https://t.co/vc42sRHNF7
— Eric Tendian (@EricTendian) June 28, 2015
Boos from the crowd when we started up again, mixed with chants of #blacklivesmatter #blackoutpride
— Rah Cantaloupe (@RahCantaloupe) June 28, 2015
I have no idea. Are they saying gays aren’t militant enough or they should be militant for blacks, or blacks aren’t militant enough. What is going on??!?
What the hell?! “Rainbows are just reflected white light”!!! LOL!! Gay pride is raaaaaaaaaacist!!!
RT @Amaris_Moore: A group of protesters dying -in were arrested by the police #BlackOutPride http://t.co/ZEzaVm5cnt
— EMonkus (On Demand, No Apology) (@EMonkus) June 28, 2015
#BlackOutPride #BlackLives Matter @ChicagoPride pic.twitter.com/ehG7XO5I4a
— joey mogul (@JoeyMogul) June 28, 2015
#BREAKING Black trans & queer ppl & allies disrupted #ChicagoPride Parade #BlackOutPride #LoveWins pic.twitter.com/nwHvmYmedM
— Chicago Taskforce (@chitaskforce) June 28, 2015
No more news coverage ever!! Oh wait..
Die-In for #BlackOutPride at #ChicagoPride Parade. Photos via @Amaris_Moore pic.twitter.com/II7103QcXs
— Rachael Perrotta (@plussone) June 28, 2015
Ooop. When your pride float gets stuck at intersectionality. #BlackOutPride
— Dana White (@ItsDanaWhite) June 28, 2015
#BlackOutPride #BlackLivesMatter @Christina Perez representing @Chicago Pride pic.twitter.com/3Yc5Ht37KN
— joey mogul (@JoeyMogul) June 28, 2015
Look at how noble and smug they are! LOL!
This is why we interrupted #Pride: https://t.co/GDQNijWM4V #BlackOutPride pic.twitter.com/0RmV0VsyiQ
— Puff the Magic Hater (@MsKellyMHayes) June 28, 2015
Solidarity with the black queer folks in Chicago who organized the #BlackoutPride action. Needs to happen at every pride nationwide
— Dana White (@ItsDanaWhite) June 28, 2015
Eight arrests at #blackoutpride. Jail support info coming soon. #Pride2015 pic.twitter.com/k5KoVpJo5s
— Puff the Magic Hater (@MsKellyMHayes) June 28, 2015
And to top it all off, there was a sink hole!!!
The sinkhole at Barry and Broadway is 16 inches "and keeps moving" per officer on scene. #ChicagoScanner
— Eric Tendian (@EricTendian) June 28, 2015
God’s judgment? Makes ya wonder…
@EricTendian. Fyi. Here's the Broadway & Barry sinkhole pic.twitter.com/EM4Vujb1WP
— Jack Mongan (@JackMongan66) June 28, 2015
And finally:
#pride Mayor Rahm Emanuel just got streaked at the pride parade!
— Laura Washington (@MediaDervish) June 28, 2015
Sure. Why not.