Chicago IL

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the third most populous city in the U.S., with approximately 2.7 million residents. Its metropolitan area (also called “Chicagoland”), which extends into Indiana and Wisconsin, is the third-largest in the United States, after those of New York City and Los Angeles, with an estimated 9.8 million people. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County. [ Wikipedia → ]

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Rev. Dr. B. Herbert Martin

Chicago-area black clergy members amp up support for same-sex marriage

Thursday, April 4, 2013
CHICAGO — A group of black Chicago area clergy members say they're supporting gay marriage not as a religious issue, but because it's a matter of equality. [ Read more → ]
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Black clergy air radio ads opposing Illinois marriage equality bill

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
CHICAGO -- Chicago-area black clergy amped up opposition to a measure that would legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois, airing radio ads and "robo-calling" residents in black communities urging them to ask their representatives to vote against the bill. [ Read more → ]
Chicago-Tribune

Chicago Tribune on same-sex marriage: ‘It’s the fair thing to do’

Monday, February 18, 2013
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Tribune, the eighth largest daily newspaper in the United States by circulation, on Monday announced support for legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois. [ Read more → ]
Activists rally at Chicago's Thompson Center on Jan. 5.Photo: Daniel Guerrero, Chicago Phoenix

Illinois LGBT activists to demonstrate against Cardinal George

Thursday, January 17, 2013
Activists from the Gay Liberation Network, a longtime Chicago-based direct action LGBT rights group, are calling on the local community to join them early next month in a protest against Cardinal Francis George, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Chicago, due to his vocal opposition against... [ Read more → ]
Rahm Emanuel

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel signs petition supporting marriage equality

Wednesday, January 16, 2013
CHICAGO -- Mayor Rahm Emanuel has signed the "ILove Marriage" petition, pledging his support for legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois, according to an announcement by Lambda Legal. "Mayor Emanuel has been on the forefront in advocating for the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in... [ Read more → ]
Rick Garcia speaks in front of the Thompson Center. Photo: Ryan Nanni, Chicago Phoenix

Community rallies for passage of Illinois marriage bill, warns opposition

Saturday, January 5, 2013
Nearly 200 people rallied at the Thompson Center in Chicago on Saturday to demand action on pending legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois. [ Read more → ]
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Chicago Sun-Times: Marriage equality is ‘just the right thing to do’

Wednesday, December 26, 2012
As Illinois lawmakers prepare to consider legislation next month that would legalize same-sex marriage, the Chicago Sun-Times on Tuesday endorsed marriage equality. [ Read more → ]
Rahm Emanuel

Rahm Emanuel: Gay marriage my third priority for Illinois Legislature

Friday, November 16, 2012
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel ranked gay marriage No. 3 on his list of priorities for the State Legislature Tuesday, placing it behind pension reform and approving a Chicago casino, reported the Chicago Sun-Times. [ Read more → ]
Terrance WrightFamily photo.

Two teens arrested in ‘robbery, homicide’ of openly gay student

Tuesday, October 30, 2012
CHICAGO -- Two teens have been arrested in the murder of an openly gay high school senior in what police are ruling a “robbery-turned-fatal-shooting," while the victim's family are calling it an anti-gay hate crime. [ Read more → ]
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Chicago Police Department adopts transgender protections policy

Wednesday, September 5, 2012
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Police Department has enacted a general order that mandates protections for transgender people while in the custody of police and requires officers to be trained for the respectful treatment of transgender detainees. [ Read more → ]
Donta Gooden

Second transgender female found murdered in Chicago’s ‘K-Town’

Friday, August 17, 2012
CHICAGO -- Police confirmed Friday that a body discovered in an abandoned building in a west side Chicago neighborhood known as K-Town was that of 19-year-old Donta Gooden, a transgender female. [ Read more → ]
Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno

Chicago GOP calls for investigation into Alderman’s proposed Chick-fil-A ban

Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Chicago Republican Party leaders filed a complaint with Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Human Rights Wednesday, alleging that Alderman Proco “Joe” Moreno violated provisions of the state’s Human Rights Act and the First Amendment, when he said he would block Chick-fil-A from opening its second Chicago location in his ward. [ Read more → ]
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Hundreds rally at Chicago’s first transgender pride event

Monday, July 30, 2012
CHICAGO -- Nearly 300 people attended Chicago's first transgender, gender-non-conforming and intersex pride event, held at Union Park Sunday. The intention of the rally was to focus on the theme of “enterprising from the margins,” highlighting community driven efforts to create safe spaces and support among the TGI community. [ Read more → ]
Thomas Menino

Boston mayor backs off Chick-fil-A; ACLU warns politicians to avoid threats

Saturday, July 28, 2012
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said he won’t back down from his stance against Chick-fil-A and its anti-marriage equality stance, but acknowledged Thursday he cannot prevent the fast-food chain from opening a new franchise across the street from City Hall. [ Read more → ]
chick-fil-a

Outrage escalates into public relations debacle for anti-gay Chick-fil-A

Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The fallout over remarks made by Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy last week, stating his opposition to LGBT rights, and in particular same-sex marriage, has turned into a public relations debacle for the Atlanta-based fast food chain. [ Read more → ]
Gary Bauer

Gary Bauer: Gay marriage stands in the way of reducing crime in Chicago

Sunday, July 15, 2012
On Wednesday, Gary Bauer of the Campaign for Working Families attempted to tie the Obama administration’s support for gay rights…to violent crime. [ Read more → ]
Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin speaks at Dupont Circle vigil.

More than 100 attend D.C. vigil for Texas lesbian couple

Sunday, July 1, 2012
WASHINGTON -- More than 100 people gathered in Dupont Circle on Friday for a vigil in honor of a lesbian couple who was shot last week in a Texas park. [ Read more → ]
velvet-rope

Chicago-area gay club burns, fire seen as suspicious

Monday, June 4, 2012
OAK PARK, Ill. — A fire destroyed The Velvet Rope Ultra Lounge, an Oak Park, Ill., gay nightclub in what the owner suspects as an anti-gay arson early Sunday morning, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune. [ Read more → ]
howard-brown

Chicago’s LGBT Howard Brown Health Center to repay feds $715K

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
CHICAGO -- The Howard Brown Health Center, a nationally recognized LGBT health care organization, on Tuesday announced it will repay $715,000 to three separate federal agencies to settle a claim that the clinic improperly used research grant monies. [ Read more → ]
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Chicago launches LGBT health action plan

Saturday, March 31, 2012
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Department of Public Health unveiled a new LGBT health strategy to community leaders and advocates Friday as part of the city’s Healthy Chicago initiative. [ Read more → ]
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