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

CHICAGO (WLS) -- June is celebrated as LGBT Pride month, in honor of the Stonewall Riots in New York.

While the biggest marker of the month is the Pride Parade, there is a year-around celebration attached to those giant rainbow pylons the line North Hasted Street.

A Tribune reporter follows Legacy Project Co-Founder and Executive Director Victor Salvo on a school group tour of Chicago's award-winning historic landmark: "The Legacy Walk".

Chicago is one of the most inclusive cities in the country, with a long and vibrant LGBTQ+ history. Come explore the local museums, tours, and landmarks that celebrate our Chicago’s LGBTQ+ heroes, history, and culture including The Legacy Walk.

Get a taste of LGBTQ history with the Legacy Walk

Many cast members of the Rent 20th Anniversary Tour were in Chicago on May 8 and stopped by Musical Monday at Sidetrack for a benefit concert titled A Season Of Love. The cast performed cabaret-style renditions of a variety of songs to raise money for The Legacy Project Chicago.

Chicago, IL - About $2,000 was raised to benefit The Legacy Project Chicago on Monday, May 8, during A SEASON OF LOVE BENEFIT CONCERT, held at Sidetrack.

Lit with spotlights in the center of the Indiana Memorial Union’s East Lounge, the curving structure of the “Legacy Wall” displays information about the LGBT community and its history on the blue fabric hook background.

This month the Indiana Memorial Union will be the next stop for “The Legacy Wall” — a traveling, interactive LGBT history exhibit, according to a press release.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- “The Legacy Wall,” a traveling, interactive LGBT history exhibit, will be on display this month at Indiana University Bloomington's Indiana Memorial Union.