# @joshdixon on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbTFHdzka2x
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68675553-joshdixon-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/6076a9ce82.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-27T13:32:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Josh Dixon (@joshdixon) — https://gondola.cc/joshdixon

## Caption

This carousel is Chicago through the lens of Pride: not only the celebrations, but the everyday places where visibility, history, culture, and connection live year-round.

Chicago has been part of my story long before I ever called it home.

My grandparents met here after being released from Japanese American internment camps following World War II. Years later, gymnastics brought me back as a Stanford student-athlete. Over time, the city became more than a place I visited—it became where I built community, found belonging, met my partner, and created a life.

From the lakefront and Buckingham Fountain to North Halsted, the Legacy Walk, Navy Pier, AIDS Garden Chicago, and the Obama Presidential Center, each stop reflects a city that continues to make space for more stories, more perspectives, and more people.

Come for the views. Stay for the people.
Which Chicago stop means the most to you?
#EnjoyIllinois #Chicago #ChicagoPride #LGBTQTravel #Pride

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## Tags

enjoyillinois, chicago, lgbtqtravel, pride, chicagopride

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