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Chicago man receives email from Sprint addressing him as ‘gay sissyboy’
CHICAGO — A Chicago man says he received an email from mobile phone carrier Sprint addressing him as a “gay sissyboy” after calling the carrier’s customer service line.
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Bill to ban conversion therapy on gay youth fails in Ill. state House
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A bill that would prohibit conversion therapy aimed at changing the sexual orientation of gay youth failed Thursday in the Illinois state House.
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Bill that would ban conversion therapy for gay youth advances in Illinois House
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A bill that would prohibit conversion therapy aimed at changing the sexual orientation of gay youth is advancing in the Illinois Legislature.
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GOP lawmakers who voted for Illinois gay marriage bill win primary races
Three Republican lawmakers who crossed the aisle last year to to vote in favor of Illinois’ marriage equality law, were all victorious in their primary elections Tuesday.
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U.S. Congress hopeful who said God punishes gay marriage with bad weather, wins primary
CHICAGO — U.S. Congress hopeful Susanne Atanus, who said in January that God has put tornadoes and diseases such as autism and dementia on earth as punishment for gay rights and legalized abortions, won a narrow victory in Tuesday’s GOP primary.
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Ill. gay rights group donates to GOP lawmakers who supported gay marriage
CHICAGO — An LGBT rights advocacy group in Illinois is bolstering the campaign funds of two Republican lawmakers. Equality Illinois’ political action committee says it plans to put $150,000 into the campaigns of candidates that support same-sex marriage before Tuesday’s primary.
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Three more Illinois counties issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
While many Illinois counties are waiting until the state’s new same-sex marriage becomes law in June and others are waiting for legal advice, the list of counties that will start issuing the licenses immediately is growing.
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Most Illinois clerks in no rush to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
CHICAGO — County clerks around Illinois say they won’t start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples immediately as Attorney General Lisa Madigan said this week they have the right to do.
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Illinois AG: All county clerks can issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
CHICAGO — Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Tuesday told an Illinois county clerk that he and others around the state have the right to immediately issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Madigan issued the guidance in response to a question from Macon County Clerk Stephen Bean, who questioned the legal effect of the ruling in […]
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Cook County, Ill., issues 258 marriage licenses to same-sex couples
CHICAGO — Cook County issued 258 marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the first week it was allowed to do so by a court ruling.