Queers on the Rocks builds community among LGBTQ+ climbers
Chicago Reader
June 1, 2026
Rock climbing is all the rage right now, with most specialty gyms in Chicago opening in the last decade. But with high membership costs and a predominantly white, heterosexual audience, the sport struggles to prove itself accessible to marginalized groups. Queers on the Rocks, an organization fostering community between queer, trans, nonbinary, and gender-non-conforming climbers […]
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