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Activists call on Chicago to reverse permit denial for march before DNC

LGBTQ+ organizers appeal denial of permit to march during Democratic convention

The city has denied a group’s permit to hold a demonstration at Jane M. Byrne Plaza during the Democratic National Conventnion in August. A judge this week will decide whether an alternate route is acceptable.

Activists call on Chicago to reverse permit denial for march before Democratic National Convention

In Chicago activist Andy Thayer’s experience, Democratic presidential administrations typically deliver the “bare minimum” while in office. But amid increasing attacks on the LGBTQ+ community and threats to abortion rights, Thayer doesn’t think the bare minimum is enough. “When (Democrats) get into office, the only pressure they feel is from the far right,” said Thayer, the co-founder of the .

Chicago abortion rights and LGBTQ+ groups seek permit to protest Democratic National Convention

LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights groups seek permits to protest at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago later this summer.

First permits for rallies during Democratic National Convention in Chicago filed

Though the Democratic National Convention in Chicago is still seven months away, a coalition of progressive groups supporting abortion rights and LGBTQ equality.