Boystown is one of Chicago's more popular communities. Boystown is located just southeast of Wrigleyille in the Lakeview area. Boystown was the first officially recognized gay village in the United States. Over the years Boystown has become a cultural center for the LGBT community.
Boystown is known for it's nightlife and atmosphere. There are also plenty of great vintage retail shops, bars, restaurants, and hookah bars etc... The Alley,Ragstock, Club Spin, The Playground Theatre, House of Hookah, Samah, Clarks, Nookies Tree house, Beatnix,Philly's Pizza, a barber shop called "Great Head",Forever Yogurt, sidetrack, and The Famous Kumas Corner, and adult sex shops. These are just a few of the places to go in Boystown.
VIOLENCE
Although Boystown seems like a great community, violence is a very big issue.There are controversies that Boystown’s community center on Halsted is attracting violence. The LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual Transgender) community is provides support for the gay community but it is turning into a rehab instead. It’s attracting young minorities that loiter all day and night scaring the elders of the gay community. The elders of this community wish that it will be better segregated as it was back in their time because of the disturbance from the younger individuals. Before LGBT was The Rodde Center and that was formed after a popular gay bartender named Frank Rodde, who was brutally murdered in 1977 and they created this center but it had closed down due to the economy back in the late 90’s. Then LGBT was built in its place.
PROSTITUTION
The prostitution in Boystown. Although not heavily talked about in the media. Prostitution does exsist in Boystown. Just as recently as 2004 19 suspected prosititutes 4 of them women were caught in a stig operation in the lakeview community around Belmont and Sheffield avenue.
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