Richard Engle

Todd Bulmash

Fora Travel

Todd Bulmash is a Chicago-based advisor with Fora Travel who brings more than 20 years of travel experience to clients, including trips through the Caribbean, Alaska, and European cities. His Fora profile lists Boutique Travel, Cruises, and LGBTQ+ Travel among his specialties. As with other Fora advisors, client contact runs through the Fora advisor platform rather than a personal phone or email listing.

Mike McMains

Tours With Mike

Mike McMains runs Tours With Mike, leading three LGBTQ Stories walking and trolley tours around Chicago — North Side, Downtown, and South Side — each tracing local LGBTQ history from the 19th century to today. Public dates are bookable directly through the Chicago History Museum, an official tour partner whose ticket includes free museum admission within a week of the tour; private tours run year-round. McMains has been featured on WGN's Daytime Chicago, in a Canadian Pride documentary series, and by Axios Chicago, Block Club Chicago, and the Chicago History Podcast. No personal LGBTQ+ ownership claim is made here — the tours' subject matter is the specialization.

Out & About Chicago Walking Tours

Out & About Chicago Walking Tours is, per the company's own homepage, "proudly LGBTQ owned and operated." Co-owners Antonio Rodriguez and Rickii Romano met at The Theatre School at DePaul University, where they earned their MFAs in acting, then spent years leading architecture tours on the Chicago River before starting their own company. Their tours tell what they call "the whole story" of Chicago, including the Great Chicago Fire and the reversal of the Chicago River, rather than a sanitized version. Romano's guide bio highlights LGBTQ+ Chicago history and culture, including Hollywood Beach, which her bio describes as "Chicago's queer beach." Booking runs through a contact form or Instagram DM.