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Chicago Fire Staffers Get Pied in the Face for Equality
07/31/12
While the Chicago Fire was preparing for their 1-1 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes this past weekend, two Fire staffers took some pies to the face for LGBT Equality.
Nick Boulton and Adam Green, who are also the contacts for this weekend’s Pride Night, joined Equality Illinois Friday Night for their annual Celebrity Pie Toss event, which took on an Olympics theme this year.
Thank you for your support Nick and Adam!
A few pictures are below, but check out Equality Illinois’ Facebook album of the event and ChicagoPride.com’s photo album.
Nick and Adam, pre-pie (Anthony Meade, ChicagoPride.com)
Chicago Fire Begins a Formal Partnership with Equality Illinois
07/09/12
In what is being hailed as the Midwest’s first formal partnership between a pro sports franchise and an LGBT-rights group, the Chicago Fire is teaming up with Equality Illinois for a number of events over the summer.
The first sign of the new partnership was on June 24, when members of the Fire staff marched along with Equality Illinois and their marriage equality float in the city’s Pride Parade:
(via @chow3 on Twitter)
The first-of-its-kind partnership was formally announced July 5. Other Chicago teams have donated items or held LGBT theme nights, but there has never been a pairing like this between a team and an organization.
