Chicago NATO Summit 2012 Coverage

NATO Summit 2012 will be the largest in the organization’s history, and Chicago Phoenix is there.

LGBT protesters hold hands as the queer contingent kicks off from Grant Park. Photo: Tony Merevick.

Queer contingent marches in massive NATO protest

Hundreds of LGBTs marched in a queer contingent of demonstrators alongside several thousand others against the ongoing NATO Summit Sunday. A group of nearly 100 LGBT activists held together throughout the march and dozens of other LGBT protesters were mixed within the masses.

Two world leaders at NATO conference are openly gay

Two of the roughly 60 world leaders heading to McCormick Place Sunday for the NATO Summit are openly gay.

Young queer activists converge on Chicago for NATO protests

Eight months ago, 21-year-old Emily Reynolds was spending her days organizing on campus at the University of Vermont. She was involved in women’s rights and sexual assault advocacy.