BY LISA KEEN / Keen News Service ILLINOIS LAW ENACTED: Several county clerks around Illinois opened their offices Sunday so that same-sex … [Read more...] about Monday Speed Read: Illinois, Maryland Trans Rights, Obama Pride, Gallup, Afghanistan
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Equality Illinois Calls for Challenge of Brunei Ambassador Over Country’s Anti-gay Law
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs plans to host the Brunei ambassador to the United States at a meeting in Chicago today and Equality Illinois is … [Read more...] about Equality Illinois Calls for Challenge of Brunei Ambassador Over Country’s Anti-gay Law
Equality Illinois Calls for Challenge of Brunei Ambassador Over Country’s Anti-gay Law
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs plans to host the Brunei ambassador to the United States at a meeting in Chicago today and Equality Illinois is … [Read more...] about Equality Illinois Calls for Challenge of Brunei Ambassador Over Country’s Anti-gay Law
Illinois GOP Committeemen Who Tried to Boot Party Chair for Support of Marriage Equality Get Replaced
Last year, you may recall, a group of Illinois Republicans made an attempt to oust former Illinois GOP chair Pat Brady for his statements in support … [Read more...] about Illinois GOP Committeemen Who Tried to Boot Party Chair for Support of Marriage Equality Get Replaced
Illinois House Rejects Bill Banning Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’
The Illinois House has rejected a bill banning gay conversion therapy for minors, the Sun-Times reports: The measure, proposed by Rep. Kelly Cassidy, … [Read more...] about Illinois House Rejects Bill Banning Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’
Lambda Legal Launches Chicago Mass Transit Campaign in Celebration of Marriage Equality: PHOTOS
Illinois House Panel Advances Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy in 9-6 Vote
The Illinois House Human Services Committee advanced a ban on gay conversion therapy for minors today in a 9-6 vote, Capitol Fax reports: Bernard … [Read more...] about Illinois House Panel Advances Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy in 9-6 Vote
IL Congressional Candidate Who Said Autism is God’s Punishment for Gay Marriage Wins Primary
Towleroad readers may remember Susanna Atanus, a Republican congressional candidate from the Chicago area who made headlines in January for an … [Read more...] about IL Congressional Candidate Who Said Autism is God’s Punishment for Gay Marriage Wins Primary
Gay Rights Activist Vernita Gray, Who Was First to Marry in Illinois, Dies at 65
Vernita Gray (left), who married her wife Patricia Ewert last November in Illinois' first legal gay marriage, has died of bone and brain cancer at … [Read more...] about Gay Rights Activist Vernita Gray, Who Was First to Marry in Illinois, Dies at 65
Anti-Gay Groups Fail: All Three Illinois Republicans Who Voted for Marriage Equality Win Primaries
Though they were under attack from NOM and local anti-gay 'pro-family groups, none of the Illinois Republicans who voted for marriage equality … [Read more...] about Anti-Gay Groups Fail: All Three Illinois Republicans Who Voted for Marriage Equality Win Primaries