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Is it me or did it just get more glamorous in Chicago? Here’s a hint: It ain’t me. It’s Labor Day and, with it, the annual Miss and Mr. Continental competitions. Our fair city becomes the world’s stage for top-notch female impersonation and its male-as-male counterpart (also top-notch). See who will ascend to the coveted role of Mr. Continental 2013-14 at Park West on Sat., August 31, and Miss Continental 2013 at The Vic Theatre on Mon., September 2. You want class? They got class!

If your tastes tend more toward the down and dirty (and sweaty and rope-burnt), check out this year’s Windy City Rodeo at Six Guns Ranch in Crete, Ill. After a one-year hiatus, the men and women of the Illinois Gay Rodeo Association are ready to come bustin’ out of the gate with a weekend filled with sportsmanship, charity, and fuckin’ hot-ass cowboys. That last one’s my favorite. Kick off the weekend Thursday night with the Fahootched bar crawl, starting at 8 p.m. at Charlie’s. Oh, and did I mention that I am this year’s Grand Marshal? Guess I just did. kirk@windycitytimes.com.

MAIN COVER IMAGES: Mr. Continental 2012-13 Angel Saez and Miss Continental 2012 Sasha Colby. Photo by Kristofer Reynolds, www.kristoferreynolds.com. IMAGE BELOW: From Windy City Rodeo 2009. Photo by Kirk.

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