Han Training - by LiftyBoi

Someone slid a laminated card under our door this week trying to shame q***r lives. We saw it, rolled our eyes, and kept planning what we actually care about: liberation, joy, and bodies in motion together.

Body & Ballroom on the Beach is one way we’re answering that.

For Juneteenth week, we’re heading to Promontory Point with to move, breathe, and celebrate Black q***r and trans brilliance on the lakefront.

Juneteenth celebrates Black freedom carried forward, year after year, even when the world drags its feet. Pride comes from the same place, from people refusing to stay small in the face of violence and neglect.

Ballroom has been one of the places where Black and Brown q***r and trans folks have created kinship, mocked gender norms, and embodied freedom on their own terms. This June, our arc is about taking that spirit out of the gym and into the spaces our communities already call home, and we’re honored to be moving alongside BSA in their neighborhood.

Han Training founder Minky () will open with a body‑neutral, trauma‑informed warmup, and then Brave Space Alliance’s Prince Hiem Gorgeous Gucci () will lead us into voguing on the sweet grass facing the wide open water of Lake Michigan. You don’t need experience or the “right” body to join us—just a willingness to show up, move at your own pace, and cheer each other on.

Details
📅 Wednesday, June 17
🕐 1:00–2:00 pm
📍 Wallach Fountain, Promontory Point (55th & Lakefront Trail)
✅ Free and open to all
If you’ve been carrying a lot in your body lately, come put some of it down on the dance floor with us.

Someone crafted a laminated card about gay men’s s*x lives and dropped it at our door.

For the record: Pride didn’t start because anyone had “too many” partners. It started in 1969, when q***r people, led by trans women of color, fought back against police raids and a government that treated us as disposable. It grew because our community chose each other when no one else would.

The numbers on that card don’t match any reputable research. And even if they did, consenting adults living freely on their own terms is exactly something to be proud of.
So if the question is “nothing to be proud of?” our answer will always be: PLENTY.

This June, we’re counting something different how many times you get to feel strong, supported, and a little more at home in your body.

Happy Pride, Chicago. 🌈🏳️‍⚧️

June is our biggest month yet — and we want you in it to . 🤍
This is HT's most packed calendar in our history: three major community collaborations honoring Juneteenth, and the kind of programming that reminds us why we built this space in the first place.
Here's what's coming up:
🗓️ Jun 14 | 2–6 PM — Taboo Tutorials with
Q***r relations + harm reduction workshops, free anonymous testing, and $20 gift cards. Open and welcoming — come as you are.
🗓️ Jun 16 | 6–6:45 PM / 7–7:45 PM — Bodiful Zumba with Miriam
Two sessions of full-body, joyful movement. All bodies, all levels.
🗓️ Jun 17 | 1–2 PM — Body & Ballroom on the Beach with
A Juneteenth mobility special outdoors. Voguing-inspired movement, trauma-informed coaching, community joy.
🗓️ Jun 19 — Staff Rest Day for Juneteenth
We honor the holiday by actually resting. See you after.
🗓️ Jun 20 | 4:30–6 PM — Speak with Han: Gender-Affirming Voice 101
Carrie McBreen, MS CCC-SLP of , leads a workshop on voice and embodiment — a PLB fundraiser. Your voice is part of your body too.
🗓️ Jun 23 | 6:30–7:30 PM — Slow Yoga with Kali
Gentle, slow, body-neutral. No performance required.
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