Community Event

The statewide civic power of LGBTQ Illinoisans will be featured at the state’s first Illinois LGBTQ Forum: The Democratic Candidates for Governor, which will include statewide viewing sites. Organized by Affinity Community Services, the Association of Latinos/as Motivating Action (ALMA), the Equality Illinois Institute, and Pride Action Tank, the forum will take place on Wednesday, […]

YOU are invited to submit questions for the Illinois LGBTQ Forum: The Democratic Candidates for Governor. Four weeks from today on Wednesday, Dec. 6, State Sen. Daniel Biss, Madison County Regional Superintendent of Schools Bob Daiber, anti-violence activist Tio Hardiman, businessman Chris Kennedy, and businessman JB Pritzker will sit down with a coalition of organizations

On Memorial Day, Equality Illinois remembers all who served our nation and made the ultimate sacrifice. A monument honoring LGBTQ veterans is being dedicated today at 1pm at Halsted and Addison streets in Chicago. The local chapter of American Veterans for Equal Rights (AVER Chicago Chapter) is behind the effort, but it is several thousand

On Tuesday, April 25, thousands of people, including LGBTQ Illinoisans, will come together as Illinois Women March on Springfield and take action for civil rights and a responsible budget. Equality Illinois is proud to be a coalition partner for this inspiring and impactful event. Please join us! We will rally and lobby for legislative initiatives

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there is no more fitting thought at this time in our history than the inscription written on the side of his memorial in Washington, DC: “Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” Equality Illinois joins the nation today in pausing to remember Dr. King.

Equality Illinois wishes you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving, as we also look ahead to the challenging work we must do together in Illinois and throughout the U.S. to make sure everyone has a place at the table.

Announcing the POST-ELECTION ACTION FORUM-An LGBTQ response to the Trump presidency Join us on Monday, Nov. 28 to: 1. Discuss the protections that are at risk for LGBTQ Americans 2. Learn how the LGBTQ community and other groups are responding 3. Find opportunities to take action and volunteer Event Co-Sponsors: Equality Illinois, Lake View Presbyterian

Vigils in memory of the victims of the Orlando massacre at the Pulse nightclub and in solidarity with the LGBT community continue this week. If you know of a ceremony in your area, please email us at [email protected], and we’ll add it to this list: THURSDAY: Joliet – 7:00 p.m. at E Jefferson and Power

It’s unprecedented. The State of Illinois is now in its 7th month without an operating budget. Our families and communities are suffering, and we cannot proceed without making our voices heard. On January 27–the day of Gov. Rauner’s State of the State address–join Equality Illinois at the “State of OUR State Rally” – organized by

Celebrating Marriage and Remembering The Work Still to Do