Chicago Tribune: Chicago Park District hosts its first homecoming dance for LGBTQ teens, complete with a DJ, voguing and a stately ballroom
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The first Queering the Parks homecoming dance at the ornate Columbus Park Refectory.
Photo: Chicago Park District
Even in an era when LGBTQ teens are increasingly joining the ranks of homecoming royalty, some feel uncomfortable with the highly gendered nature of the traditional fall dance: the kings and queens, the gowns and suits.
