Join the Fun as Activists Celebrate Illinois Marriage Equality Victory
Andy Thayer of the Gay Liberation Network invites gays and allies to celebrate the successful vote by Illinois’s House (and Senate) on the state’s equal marriage rights. There will be a community victory rally at 7 p.m., Nov. 7th, at the corner of Halsted and Roscoe Streets in the heart of Chicago’s LGBT entertainment district. “Just two weeks […]
Gay Wedding Industry Changes as Fight for Equality Goes Federal
A recent article in AdAge asks, “Is Gay Too Mainstream for Its Own Media?” Logo, the first television station focused on the LGBT population, has recently shifted its programming to be more mainstream-focused. Other have followed suit. Is it time for the still-budding gay wedding industry to do the same? Massachusetts was the first state […]
Republican Candidates Campaigning Against Gay Marriage May Face Hurdles After Iowa
DES MOINES–Republican presidential candidates campaigning against gay marriage may win over conservative Iowa caucus-goers Tuesday night, but that strategy won’t work for the majority of Iowan voters or in the general election, say a number of gay-rights advocates. Iowans, along with voters in other states, are more concerned with improving the economy rather than with […]
Activists Trying to Build Support Now: Same-Sex Marriage Law to be Debated in Illinois this Spring?
While a new same-sex marriage law waits to be heard in the state Senate, Chicagoans and local activists remain divided on the issue of gay marriage. The proposed legislation would allow gay couples to wed in Illinois. As the new bill waits in the legislature until next year’s session, opinions vary widely on the issue […]
Legislative action more likely than courts to tackle marriage in Illinois
May 22, 2009 – Same-sex marriage advocacy groups in Illinois are opting for legislation rather than litigation in their quest for the legal right to marry. And as news spread earlier this month that Maine became the fifth state to legalize gay marriage, with New Hampshire not far behind, activists say they are hopeful these […]
