Tag: "Illinois"
Gay rights activists stage ‘kiss-in’ protest at suburban Chicago restaurant
About 100 gay rights activists puckered up to prove a point at a suburban Chicago restaurant Friday night. [caption id="attachment_8131" align="aligncenter" width="496" caption="Nielsen (center left) and Hankes at Friday night's "kiss-in" (Chicago Tribune photo)."][/caption] [tweetmeme] [...]
Illinois House passes LGBT-inclusive anti-bullying law
The Illinois state House on Friday unanimously approved a bill to prevent homophobic and transphobic bullying. The measure covers bullying specifically targeted at students because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, among other categories. [...]
Chicago men charged with hate crimes in January assault on gay man
Charges against three Chicago-area men who allegedly beat up a gay man were upgraded Tuesday to felony hate crimes, reports WBBM-TV. [caption id="attachment_6427" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="From left: Sean Little, Benjamin Eder and Kevin McAndrew"][/caption] On [...]
GOP Senate candidate runs attack ads alleging his opponent is gay
U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, the front-runner in the Republican primary election for U.S. Senate, finds himself the object of an unusual attack ad from one of his lesser-known opponents, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. [caption id="attachment_4478" [...]
Illinois Treasurer running for U.S. Senate, favors legalizing gay marriage
[caption id="attachment_1296" align="alignleft" width="275" caption="Alexi Giannoulias"][/caption] Alexi Giannoulias is running for the U.S. Senate, and says he favors legalization of same-sex marriage and repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. The 33 year old Illinois [...]
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