Illinois
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Illinois House Approves Bill That LGBT History Be Taught In Schools
The Illinois state House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve a bill to includes historical figures in the LGBT civil…
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Illinois GOP State Rep Resigns After Being Busted Using Girlfriend’s Nude Pics To Catfish Guys
Via the Chicago Tribune: An Illinois House Republican lawmaker who had been appointed to the General Assembly’s sexual harassment task…
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Gay History – July 28, 1961: Illinois Becomes First State to Rescind Sodomy Law
In 1955, the Illinois General Assembly inaugurated the gargantuan task of overhauling its criminal code. Since its last major revision…
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Neo-Nazi Arthur Jones Wins Illinois Republican US House Primary
Via Newsweek: Arthur Jones, a Holocaust denier and “long-time neo-Nazi” whose website promotes anti-Semitic material, is the Republican Party’s official…
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Nancy Pelosi Endorses Anti-Gay, Anti-Abortion Illinois Democrat Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi,, said on Thursday that she supports Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., and his bid for re-election,…
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Illinois Sets New Policy For Social Workers, Families To Be ‘LGBT Affirming’ for At-Risk Kids
The Illinois Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS), which oversees the care of placement of some of the state’s…
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“Christian” Federal Worker Refuses To Watch LGBT Diversity Video “I’m not going to certify an abomination.”
David Hall, a Social Security Administration employee in Illinois, says that he’d rather be fired than be forced to…
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Christian Love: Homemade Bomb Explodes In TARGET Woman’s Restroom in Evanston, Illinois
A homemade bomb exploded in the women’s bathroom at a Target store in Evanston on Wednesday night , with officials…
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GOP Tweets & Deletes Disgusting Comment Against Dem Disabled Vet Tammy Duckworth Who Is Running for Congress
Politico reports: The National Republican Senatorial Committee tweeted Tuesday that Illinois Senate Democratic candidate Tammy Duckworth, who lost both her…
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Terminally Ill LGBT Activist To Marry Her Partner Before Law Goes Into Effect In Illinois
An Illinois judge has ruled that terminally ill Chicago LGBT rights activist Vernita Gray may marry her partner before the same-sex marriage…
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