Cafe Pride, Chicago: A coffeehouse for gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual youth 17-24 years old

Cafe Pride

is Chicago's coffeehouse for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender youths, and their friends, 17 to 24 years old.

Cafe Pride is open from 8:00 pm to midnight on Friday nights. Some nights we're busy most nights we have small conversation groups.

Lake View Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois, USA Cafe Pride is located in the Parish House of Lake View Presbyterian Church at 716 W. Addison in Chicago, Illinois. Although we meet in a church and many of us are religious, we're not all Christian and don't require you to be religious. (We don't beat up people with the Bible, but we will talk about religion if you're interested.) We believe that being religious and being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, or questioning is not a contradiction.

Cafe Pride is a safe place to:

Bring friends
Meet new people
Listen to your tunes
Relax

Cafe Pride is different from most social service agencies, commercial coffeehouses, or support groups.

You don't need to bring money. (no cover and no charge for refreshments)
We won't ask you to fill out any questionnaires.
You won't be forced to talk to anybody if you don't feel like it.
We invite you to bring your own tunes. (Be prepared to defend your selections!)

Cafe Pride is a ministry of gay and straight people with the conviction that growing up requires a lot of mental and emotional work. We believe that sometimes that work is best accomplished in a safe space where other pressures can be ignored. We do believe in encouraging spirituality among all persons, but we aren't trying to convert anyone to any one religious tradition. (Although we've been known to make fun of really bad haircuts.)

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Cafe Pride

Chicago's Gay-Friendly, Youth Coffeehouse

Cafe Pride