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Pride Month kicked off Monday, and social media accounts for sports teams across Chicago and professional leagues nationwide filled timelines with rainbow logos, celebratory graphics and messages supporting LGBTQ+ fans. Yet on the North Side of Chicago, the Cubs’ accounts did not. For some fans, the lack of a welcoming and simple message was notable. While the Cubs continue to host an annual Pride celebration at Wrigley Field, sell Pride-themed merchandise and participate in Chicago’s Pride Parade, the team has seemingly stopped posting Pride Month messages on its main social media channels after years of doing so, prompting questions online about whether the club’s approach has changed. The criticism isn’t that the Cubs have abandoned Pride-related programs. The team’s annual Pride Celebration returns June 15 in a game against the Colorado Rockies, featuring LGBTQ+-owned businesses, entertainment, a Pride jersey giveaway and fundraising for Center on Halsted. But some fans say th...
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