Professionals Do Pride 2023

Celebrate Pride with Chicago Professionals at Sidetrack! Tickets are $20 at the door (cash only), with two drink tickets included and a chance to win one of several door prizes. All proceeds go to this year’s beneficiary: TPAN TPAN was founded in 1987 as the Test Positive Aware Network during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It was a place for HIV-positive people to share vital information and find peer-support, in a time when fear, misinformation, and rampant discrimination in the healthcare system contributed to countless lives lost. Today, almost 30% of those who visit TPAN are homeless, and many are coping with mental health or substance use issues. The average client has an annual household income of $15,000. TPAN’s free services address co-occurring conditions faced by HIV-positive and vulnerable individuals—HIV stigma, mental illness, substance abuse, homelessness, unemployment, extreme poverty and inadequate access to healthcare. TPAN is committed to meeting their clients' needs, whatever they may be.