Chicago’s annual Pride Fest—a celebratory prelude to the Pride Parade—celebrated its seventh year June 26-27 with vendors, food and performances on two stages. The festival took place on Halsted from Addison to Grace. Some highlights were PETCO’s Pet Pride Parade, disco diva Thelma Houston and actress/singer Deborah Gibson shaking her love to the crowds. Text and pictures by Jerry Nunn

