IL: Group Lobbies for Civil Unions Bill

Illinois statewide gay rights organization has renewed its effort to pass legislation to recognize and protect same-sex couples in Illinois. During the first week of the new legislative session last week, Equality Illinois had its full lobbying team in place meeting with legislators and advocates at the Illinois Statehouse. Last year, the Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act passed out of a House committee but never came to a full vote in the General Assembly. The Equality Illinois is renewing its push this year confident that the bill can get the necessary votes for passage and is working with a range of community, civil rights, religious and civic organizations to solidify support. "I continue to lobby my legislative colleagues on civil unions and marriage equality, who have one eye on the financial melt-down of the State budget and their other eye on their upcoming re-election campaigns," said State Representative Greg Harris (D-Chicago) the sponsor of the bill in the House. "We have a lot of work to do but we are moving forward in a steady way." Full Story from the Vital Voice

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