Curious City

How did Hollywood Beach become Chicago’s ‘gay beach’?

June 10 · 19 min · 28.3 MB
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The stretch of beach that starts where DuSable Lake Shore Drive ends wasn’t
always as vibrant or as ‘gay’ as it is today. Its transition was spearheaded by
Jerry Marcoccia, who was searching for a sense of belonging in the 1990s. "You can't
talk about this beach being gay without including me,” he said.