Emanuel wants to landmark Boystown's Legacy Walk

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration will seek landmark status for the Legacy Walk in Boystown, a half-mile stretch on Halsted Street with rainbow pylons and an outdoor museum honoring the LGBTQ community.

City seeking landmark status for Boystown Legacy Walk

Boystown’s iconic rainbow pylons along North Halsted Street could soon be designated as a city landmark under a new proposal from city officials and an LGBTQ history group.

Tchaikovsky memorial to be installed in the heart of Chicago’s Boystown

Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky will be honored with a memorial exhibit as part of the Legacy Walk, Chicago’s outdoor LGBTQ history museum.

Tchaikovsky is newest addition to Chicago’s outdoor Legacy Walk Museum

A biographical memorial to iconic Russian classical music composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky will become the newest addition to Chicago’s “Legacy Walk” art installation, a half-mile outdoor “museum” along Halsted Street dedicated to celebrating “the contributions LGBT people have made to world his

Illinois Could Become 2nd State To Require Teaching Of LGBTQ History

A potentially historic bill is winding its way through the Illinois Statehouse that would require school textbooks to include “a study of the role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the history of this country and this state.” (Includes an interview with Legacy

OutChicago: Landmark Status, Cultural Icons, and More

Legacy Project Executive Victor Salvo sits down with OutChicago hosts Scott Duff and Ellen Miller to discuss Historic Landmark status designation for Chicago’s Legacy Walk Outdoor LGBTQ History Museum; upcoming special events to bring LGBTQ history “to life”; the impending dedication of the 39

Did you know there is an outdoor museum of LGBTQ history?

During a recent episode of the revival of TV’s Will and Grace, Will’s thrill that a 23-yr. old is attracted to him stalls when the Generation Zer who came out to his parents when he was eight reveals he’s not certain what either Stonewall or Stonehenge are.

The Legacy Wall honors LGBT activism and accomplishments

The Legacy Wall traveling exhibit was on display in the Public Affairs Center as part of a month of LGBT activities honoring Queertober.