Now more than ever, we must take action. Join LGBTQ+ leaders and allies from across Illinois for advocacy training on key LGBTQ+ legislative priorities and the opportunity to meet with state lawmakers. Together, we can drive progress, tackle systemic challenges, and advance LGBTQ+ rights. This event is a vital opportunity to unite, take action, and make our voices heard.
🚨Join Us for LGBTQ+ Advocacy Day!!
SAVE THE DATE!
Brunch with a purpose? Yes, please!
Join us for Equality Illinois' 2026 Pride Kick-Off Brunch, where mimosas meet the movement!
We’re celebrating LGBTQ+ joy, blocking the hate, and fueling the fight for full equality in Illinois.
Come hungry, leave inspired!
OUR WORK
Equality Illinois builds a better Illinois by advancing equal treatment and full acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community. We advance pro-equality public policy, build LGBTQ+ civic power across the state, advocate to get LGBTQ+ people into positions of public leadership, and strengthen the ecosystem of LGBTQ+ led organizations serving our community
2026 Legislative Agenda
Want to help shape Illinois policy?
Equality Illinois is calling on LGBTQ+ Illinoisans and our allies to stay engaged and take action.
Visit our Boards and Commissions information page to learn more about how to get involved, ways to take action, and how you can help advance equality across Illinois.
Together, we can rise strong against hate and build a future rooted in dignity, justice, and care for all.
ELECTION CENTER
Equality Illinois endorses and supports 100% pro-equality candidates — up and down the ballot — fighting for LGBTQ+ civil rights, reproductive freedom, and social justice.
FY2025 Annual Report
At a time when LGBTQ+ civil rights are under assault nationally, in fiscal year 2025 Equality Illinois stood on the frontlines with you – not just to face the challenges aimed at our communities, but to provide solutions and actively fight to keep Illinois at the forefront of justice and equality.
Coalition Launches Powerful New Weapon Against Conversion Therapy
NEW RESOURCE: Today, Equality Illinois and a coalition of partners released the Illinois Guide for Survivors of Conversion Practices — a tool to support survivors and hold harmful practitioners accountable.
Read our press release HERE.
Equality Illinois
Welcomes Channyn Lynne Parker as Our Next CEO
Equality Illinois is proud to announce that Channyn Lynne Parker has been named the next CEO of our organization!
For more than two decades, Channyn has embodied what transformative, community-rooted leadership looks like. From expanding access to housing and healthcare, to building organizational trust and grassroots power, her work has strengthened and inspired communities across Illinois.
Channyn’s vision, values, and lived experience make her the perfect leader to guide Equality Illinois into its next chapter. We are excited to watch her lead our critical work to advance LGBTQ+ equality, justice, and power throughout our state.
Please join us in congratulating Channyn Lynne Parker on this historic and inspiring appointment!
IL Pride Connect
Legal Help and Resources for Illinois' LGBTQIA+ Community
Free, confidential legal support + up-to-date info on your rights and services — led by the Legal Council for Health Justice and LGBTQIA+ advocates statewide.
Visit the Resource Hub or call the Legal Hotline to get answers, connect with affirming services, and talk with advocates who understand your needs.
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NEWS
April 8th – budget cut statement
2024 LGBTQ+ Veterans Day proclamation
Trans-Affirming Birth Certificate Law
4/5/23 Press release
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