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EQIL Lists Hundreds of Clergy Who Perform Same-Sex Marriages
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EQIL Spends $600,000 Helping Candidates and Passing Marriage Bill
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SUPREME COURT DECISION DEMONSTRATES RAUNER’S WRONG-HEADED STAND ON MARRIAGE
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Challenge Brunei’s Murderous Anti-Gay Policy
‘Pink Triangle’ Commemoration Honors Homosexual Victims of Nazism
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2014 Press Releases
Remembering Rep. Mulligan
2014marriageschedule
2015 Election Victories
2015 Equality Illinois Gala
2016 Agenda
2017 legis
2017 Town Halls
2018 EI Gala
2018 Gala Honorees
25th Anniversary Gala
Adoption Guide Release
Advisory Group Release
Aurora Pride Parade
Balthrops Named 2015 Gala Co-Chairs
Birth Certificate
Birth Certificate Bill
Boards Initiative
Breakthru Beverage
Bruce Rauner – Bad for Marriage Equality
Celebration of Marriage Equality at MCA Chicago
Central Illinois County To Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Chicago ordinance
Chicago ordinance
Chicago Schools
Cicilline
Coalition Opposes Anti-Transgender Student Legislation
Coalition to Stop Anti-Transgender Discrimination
COLORADO BAKERY CASE
Committee Approves ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban
Conversion Therapy Ban
Conversion Therapy Ban Signed
conversion therapy lawsuit
Corporate Social Responsibility
daca
Dining Out for Equality
Dold Endorses Equality Act
Durbin and Kirk Lead Illinois Support to Protect LGBT Youth
EI 2017 Gala Announcement
EI Condemns Federal Action Overturning Transgender Youth Protections
Election 2014 Post-Mortem
Enduring Commitment
EQIL Asks President: No Broad Religious Exemption in Executive Order
EQIL Business Support
EQIL Confers Freedom Award on Sen. Mark Kirk
EQIL Honors TransLife Center
EQIL Issues Guide to Changing Name & Gender Marker
EQIL Lauds Marriage Ruling But Warns of Ongoing Attacks
EQIL Lists Hundreds of Clergy Who Perform Same-Sex Marriages
EQIL Names New Policy Director
EQIL PAC Urges Runoff Support for Emanuel
EQIL Spends $600,000 Helping Candidates and Passing Marriage Bill
EQILPAC Municipal Endorsements
EQILStatewide
Equality Act
Equality Illinois 2020 Gala
Equality Illinois Announces Fahrenheit Chicago
Equality Illinois Applauds Federal Appeals Court Decision
Equality Illinois appointee
Equality Illinois Boards
Equality Illinois Calls for School Board Resignation
Equality Illinois Calls on Governor Rauner to Ensure His Appointments Better Reflect the Full Diversity of Illinois
Equality Illinois Condemns Gov. Rauner’s Veto of Legislation that Would Strengthen Illinois Non-Discrimination Protections in the Workplace
Equality Illinois Condemns Taxi Publication for Homophobic and Anti-Women Rhetoric
Equality Illinois Denounces Meeks’ Confirmation
Equality Illinois Honors Chicago Filmmaker Lana Wachowski
Equality Illinois Honors Jazz Jennings
Equality Illinois Hosts Financial Education Fair
Equality Illinois Launches Its Jubilee Year
Equality Illinois Letter to O’Fallon, IL School Board
Equality Illinois Names Brian C. Johnson as CEO
Equality Illinois PAC Endorses Gov. Quinn
Equality Illinois PAC Puts $150,000 into Campaign to Support Pro-Marriage Candidates
Equality Illinois Responds to Rauner’s Campaign Ad Mocking Marriage Equality
Equality Illinois Seeks State Marriage Equality After Court Ruling
Equality Illinois Supports Protecting Women’s Reproductive Freedom
Equality Illinois Thanks Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for His Long Record of Support for LGBTQ Equality
Equality Illinois to Continue Push for ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban
Equality Illinois to Host LGBT Equality Institute
Equality Illinois Tribute Brunch to Salute Quinn, Emanuel and other leaders
Equality Illinois Urges Gov. Rauner to Expand Workplace Protections
Equality Institute Welcomes Amanda Simpson
Fahrenheit Chicago
Fahrenheit Entertainment Lineup
Fahrenheit-Health Advocates
Garland
General Assembly Bans Panic Defense
Gerber House Named a National Historic Landmark
Glamazons
Grosvenor Capital
HANNIG TO LEAVE ROLE AS PUBLIC POLICY DIRECTOR
Hate Crimes Bill Becomes Law
House passes birth certificate bill
Illinois Couples Await Supreme Court Ruling
Illinois House Votes to Protect LGBT Youth
ILLINOIS LGBT PROTECTIONS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Illinois Primary Advances Equality
Inclusive Curriculum Bill Introduced
JB Pritzker Helms Gala
Kirk Endorses Equality Act
Kirk Endorses Equality Act
law clinic
Law Firms Honored for ‘Raising the Bar’
Law Firms Recognized for Commitment to LGBT Diversity
Lea DeLaria
Leading Civil Rights Organizations Urge Governor Rauner to Sign Bill that Would Help Protect Illinoisans from Discrimination
LGBT Advocacy Day 2015
LGBT Advocacy Day 2016
LGBT Advocacy Day Will Reach Out to Legislators
LGBT Consumers and Public Accommodation Laws
LGBT Leaders Call Out Rauner
LGBT Leaders Midwest Meeting
LGBTQ Advocacy Day 2018
LGBTQ Advocates Lora Branch and Mo Green and South Side institution Jeffery Pub Honored for Leadership in Lifting Up LGBTQ Communities of Color in Chicago
LGBTQ and Trump-Pence
LGBTQ DEM GOV FORUM
LGBTQ forum
LGBTQ Forum
License to Discriminate
Lisa Madigan transgender brief
Listening Tour
Lurie
Madigan Letter “Green Lights” Marriage
Marianos
Marriage Ruling Reaction
Mayor Jane Byrne
Mental Health Experts Support Therapy Ban
Midwest LGBT Leaders
Modernizing birth certificate law will help trans Illinoisans
MORE THAN 5,000 COUPLES NOW ENJOYING MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN ILLINOIS
Mourning Rep. Golar
Nancy Pelosi
National Campaign for Marriage Equality Returns to Midwest
New LGBT Hate Crimes Bill Passes
New Springfield Office and Advocate
Noriega and Cosgrove
Noriega&Cosgrove
Orlando shooting
Our Releases from Previous Years
PAC Hosts Quinn
Panic Defense Ban
Parenthood of Illinois, Equality Illinois, ACLU of Illinois, and Courts Matter Illinois Denounce Trump’s Anti-Abortion, Anti-Equality Supreme Court candidates
Pence
Pension Fairness Bill
Pride 2017
Pride Brunch 2018
Pride Honorees 2018
Pride Month 2018
Pritzker and Lightfoot Lead Gala Dignitaries
Protect Transgender Students
Raising the Bar 2017
Rauner and Meeks
Rauner Condemned for Anti-LGBT, Anti-Women Tactic
Rauner Makes Commitment to LGBT Illinoisans
Rauner Meeting
Rauner Meeting
Rauner Must Serve All Illinoisans
Rauner: Follow Court Ruling Supporting Marriage Equality
Refugees
Remembering Judy Baar Topinka
SB64
Scalia
SCOTUS Masterpiece Decision
Senate Committee Passes Anti-bullying Bill
Senate Passes Curriculum Bill
Senate Passes Therapy Bill
Sox 2014
Sox LGBT Pride Night
Spring to Action 2017
Springfield Equality Institute
State Boards
State Budget Impasse
State Department LGBT Rights Envoy
State Fair 2017
State Farm Earns EQIL Freedom Award
State Legislators Should Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment
Statement of Equality Illinois on the Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court:
Support Transgender Student
Supreme Court Marriage Cases
Supreme Court Marriage Order
The Killing of Laquan McDonald
The Stars Come Out for “Night of 100 Drag Queens”
Therapy Ban Petition Drive
Three New Laws Advance LGBTQ Equality
Transgender Military Ban
Transgender military service
Trump-LGBTQ workers
United Becomes Exclusive Airline for Equality Illinois
Staff
Media Resources
Annual Reports
The EQIL Team
Michael Nordman
Patricia Medairy
Randy Hannig
Sara Jo Malinske
Meet the Boards
Anthony D’Amato
Grant Gochnauer
Careers
2018 Law Fellow
Director of Development
Education and Outreach
Field Fellow
Job Posting – Gala Intern
Job Posting – Media Intern
Outreach Intern
Social Media Intern
Add Listing
Advancing the Federal LGBT Agenda
Advisory Group
After 2016 Election
BUSINESSES
Capitol Club C3 Giving Levels Landing Page
Capitol Club C4 Giving Levels Landing Page
Cherkasov Steps Down
Chicago Pride Parade 2014
Chicago Pride Parade 2015
CHRONIC ILLNESS
Coming Soon
Community Advisory Group
COOK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY KIM FOXX AND ILLINOIS DEPUTY GOVERNOR SOL FLORES AMONG COMMUNITY LEADERS TO BE HONORED AT FAHRENHEIT CHICAGO 3 FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING EQUALITY FOR LGBTQ ILLINOISANS
Corporate Social Responsibility Trainings
Corporate Sponsorships
Countdown to Marriage
COVID-19 FAQ
Current Statistics
curriculum bill
Development Intern
Discounted Pricing
Documentary Responds to Anti-Gay Rhetoric for Sox Pride Night
Dold Endorses Equality Act
DONATE
Donate
DONATE (Current Page)
EI Blog
EI Blog: Reproductive justice is LGBTQ justice!
EI’s response
Emerging Leader Circle C3 Giving Levels Landing Page
Endorsed Candidates
Equality Illinois 2017 Gala Message Boards
EQUALITY ILLINOIS 2019 PRIDE MONTH KICKOFF BRUNCH TO FEATURE CHICAGO MAYOR LIGHTFOOT
Equality Illinois 25th Anniversary Gala
Equality Illinois and the National Center for Transgender Equality Applaud Modernized Illinois Policy for Gender Marker Corrections on Driver’s Licenses and State ID Cards
Equality Illinois announces their support of SB 7, the Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act
Equality Illinois Applauds Gov. Pritzker’s Approval of Legislation Strengthening Illinois Non-Discrimination Protections in the Workplace
Equality Illinois Celebrates Lori Lightfoot advancing to the April 2 run-off election!
Equality Illinois Celebrates Mayor-Elect Lori Lightfoot win!
Equality Illinois Honors Danny Wirtz, Channyn Lynne Parker and the Illinois AFL-CIO
Equality Illinois Institute Announces “Fahrenheit Chicago 3: Bronzeville is Burning” – Centering Black and Latinx LGBTQ Illinoisans
Equality Illinois is excited about today’s historic election
Equality Illinois Live Wireframe
Equality Illinois PAC Endores in Legislative Races
Equality Illinois PAC Issues Bipartisan Endorsements in Statewide Races
Equality Illinois Says Pass ENDA Without Broad Religious Exemption
Equality Illinois supports SB 7, the Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act
Equality Illinois welcomes the Governor to the work of creating inclusive schools for transgender youth, but says it’s too early to celebrate
Equality Illinois’ Response to Column Denigrating Transgender Peoples’ Experience
EqualityCon 2016
EqualityCon 2016 Agenda
EqualityCon2017
Events
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February Policy Report
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Gender Neutral Designation on Illinois Birth Certificates
Get Engaged Logo
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Government and Partner Resources
HB 246 fact sheet
Humbled and Proud
Illinois Equality Council
Illinois Equality Council Annual Conference
Illinois General Assembly Advances Measure for Non-Binary Gender Marker on Driver’s Licenses and State ID Cards
Illinois Legislation to Advance Equity for LGBTQ Older Adults Advances to Gov. Pritzker
Illinois Legislation to Advance Equity for LGBTQ Older Adults Approved by Gov. Pritzker
Illinois LGBTQ Elected Officials
Illinois LGBTQ-Inclusive Jury Service Non-Discrimination Legislation Approved by Gov. JB Pritzker
Illinois Resources
Interfaith Letter
Joint Statement on Stopping Discrimination Against Transgender Students
Legislation
LEGISLATION TO ENSURE EQUITABLE RESTROOM ACCESS IN PUBLIC SPACES IN ILLINOIS ADVANCES TO GOV. JB PRITZKER
LGBT EQUALITY INSTITUTE
Menu Toggle
LGBT Equality Institute – Program
LGBTQ 2017 Legislative Agenda
LGBTQ ADVOCACY DAY ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, TO PUSH ILLINOIS TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD ON LGBTQ EQUALITY AND INCLUSION
LGBTQ Elders
LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum Bill Advances to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker
LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum Bill Approved by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker
LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum Bill Passes Illinois House
LGBTQ YOUTH
LGBTQ-Inclusive Jury Service Non-Discrimination Legislation Advances to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker
Listing Preview
Listing Success
Living With HIV
Location
Measure for Non-Binary Gender Marker on Driver’s Licenses and StateID Cards Approved by Gov. Pritzker
MOMosa Brunch
New 2016 Laws
New Chairs Spearhead Ambitious Agenda
New Look
New Members of Board of Directors
Ongoing Projects
Our Work
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StrategicFramework
Out + About: Good Business Network Directory
PARADE OF DIGNITARIES
Post-Session Legislative Update
President Obama Signs Orders Protecting LGBT Workers
PREVENTION
Pride 2021
Pride 2021
Pride Events 2022
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Raising the Bar 2016
Rauner6Months
ReportCard
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SB 1319 Fact sheet
SB 1378 Fact Sheet
SB 556 Fact Sheet
School Advocacy
Springfield Institute 2015
Strategic Framework
Support Equal Access
SUPPORT US
Take Action
TDOV 2019
Ten Things To Be Proud About in 2014
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