(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A celebrity comedian and her wife have officially been named grand marshals for this year's Chicago Pride Parade
Comedian Fortune Feimster and her wife Jax Smith will be the 2024 Chicago Pride Parade Grand Marshals. The couple met at Chicago Pride 2015, and got married in October 2020.
“We are honored to be named the Grand Marshals for Chicago Pride,” Feimster said in a released statement.
“Chicago holds a special place in our hearts—it’s home to a great comedy scene and home to the best audiences. It’s also where Jax and I first met nine years ago, during Pride. As we celebrate our community and our anniversary, it feels like a beautiful full-circle moment.”
Feimster is known for her stand up as well as roles in several notable TV shows and movies. She currently has two Netflix specials “Sweet & Salty” and “Good Fortune.”
Two additional couples were also appointed to be Community Grand Marshals.
Photo credit Chicago Pride Chicago bar owner Art Johnston and his partner, Jose "Pepe" Pena, have played a large role in creating community. They opened gay bar Sidetrack in 1982, and Johnson played a key role in the passage of Chicago and Cook County human rights legislation. Johnson was also a co-founder of Equality Illinois.
Photo credit Chicago Pride LGBTQ+ activists and high-profile transgender couple Myles and Precious Brady-Davis will also be serving as Community Grand Marshals.
Myles works at Equality Illinois as communications director and Precious wrote the best-selling novel “Have Always Been Me.”
The theme of this year's parade is "Pride is Power.” It steps off in Lakeview on June 30.
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