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by Ashlee Rezin
3:49pm
Mon Jun 3
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Marriage Equality Advocates Disappointed: 'We Were Promised A Vote' (VIDEO)

Civil Rights

Illinois’ gay rights advocates are saying lawmakers who failed to pass marriage equality in the state should “pay the political price.”

Quick Hit
by Ashlee Rezin
3:01pm
Mon May 6

Protesters On Both Sides Of Marriage Equality Issue Converge At Rep. Sandack's Office (VIDEO)

State Rep. Ron Sandack (R-Downers Grove), one of two Republicans in the Illinois House to publicly express support for same-sex marriage, defended his position Saturday in front of rival organizations demonstrating outside his office.

Activist groups from both sides of the issue gathered to condemn or cheer on Sandack, who in February declared his support for the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, SB 10.

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by Ellyn Fortino
2:58pm
Tue Mar 26

LGBT Advocates Rally Across The Nation As The Supreme Court Hears Same-Sex Marriage Cases (VIDEO)

Marriage Equality

Hundreds of LGBT advocates marched on Chicago’s downtown streets last night, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of marriage equality as it begins to hear arguments today on two cases that challenge the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8, which both ban same-sex matrimony. Progress Illinois was there for the candlelight march.