The artist was once beaten for being gay near where the mural now stands. Much has changed, she said — but there’s still progress to be made.
PILSEN — For years, Sam Kirk wanted to paint a pride mural celebrating queer identity on the South Side.
The Latina artist wanted to see representation of LGBTQ members in her own neighborhood, not just in North Side queer communities like Andersonville and Northalsted, formerly known as Boystown.
