Pride

 
[Celebrating Gay Pride, Nettelhorst School fence, June 26, 2009 /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

To celebrate Gay Pride Day, the children of Nettelhorst Elementary School on Chicago's
north side, took thousands of pieces of fabric, tied them to the school fence, and created a rainbow of color. A sign attached to a fence post, closed with the following words:

     In June, Nettelhorst will be the first public school to walk in Chicago's Gay Pride Parade.
     We believe family means everybody.


 
[Louis Nettelhorst School, 3252 N.Broadway, Chicago /Images & Artwork: designslinger]

Louis Nettelhorst was the President of the Chicago Public Schools when this building
was constructed in 1892. The city was getting ready to reveal the 1893 World Columbian Exposition to the public, and the building has splashes of classical architectural detailing inspired by the great fair. A school has sat here since 1864, and this brick beauty is only the third such structure to occupy the site.

Hats off to the Nettelhorst School's family of educators, staff, parents and most 
especially to the students, for honoring the members of the LGBT community. We're all just one big family after all.
Posted by designslinger at 6/28/2009 2:31 AM
Categories: Architecture, History
Tags: Nettelhorst School Chicago Public Schools Gay Pride
 

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  • 6/29/2009 9:42 AM louise wrote:
    In a state that is supposed to be so forward thinking,
    why can't California adopt the same attitude? We are
    all brothers and sisters - doesn't that entity constitute a "family?"
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