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by Lambda Legal Clients Eagerly Await Illinois Vote for Freedom to MarryFrom Reuters: Theresa Volpe and Mercedes Santos' 8-year-old daughter, Ava, has learned about the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s in school. So her school friends understand when she tells them her two moms are fighting for their civil rights to marry -- it's just hard to explain it to grown-ups sometimes, Volpe and Santos say. MOREJanuary 3, 2013 -
by Couple in Lambda Legal Marriage Case Urges Illinois Lawmakers to Pass Freedom-to-Marry BillThe Illinois Senate Executive Committee will hear testimony tomorrow from Lambda Legal clients Mercedes Santos and Theresa Volpe about why having the freedom to marry is important to their family. MOREJanuary 2, 2013 -
by How to Talk About Marriage at Holiday GatheringsDuring the holiday season we often find ourselves spending time with family and friends. It’s a great chance to catch up with people we may not see very often throughout the year, but it can also mean spending time with people who are not shy about voicing disapproval of same-sex couples who marry or wish to marry. MOREDecember 21, 2012 -
by Momentum for Marriage for Same-Sex Couples Brings Together New Illinois CoalitionIn the wake of the announcement by key legislators that they will seek passage of an Illinois marriage equality bill in January 2013, a broad range of organizations have joined to form a new coalition, called Illinois Unites for Marriage. MOREDecember 20, 2012 -
by Illinois Lawmakers Hope to Win Freedom to Marry in Early 2013Two Illinois lawmakers will seek to legalize the freedom to marry when the General Assembly reconvenes in early 2013. MOREDecember 14, 2012 -
by Lambda Legal Hopeful as Plans Unfold to Bring Illinois Marriage Bill to a VoteToday Rep. Greg Harris and Sen. Heather Steans announced that they will call for a vote early in 2013 on House Bill 5710, The Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act. Lambda Legal issued the following statement from Camilla Taylor, Marriage Project Director for Lambda Legal: MOREDecember 13, 2012 -
by Court Rules Against Antigay Groups in Lambda Legal's Illinois Marriage CaseThe Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division, denied motions by the Church of Christian Liberty, Grace Gospel Fellowship and the Illinois Family Institute (IFI) to intervene in Lambda Legal's lawsuit seeking the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. MORENovember 30, 2012
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by Another Road to Justice in IllinoisPlaintiff couples in Lambda Legal's marriage lawsuit urge Illinois legislators to pass a marriage equality bill. MORENovember 28, 2012 -
by Illinois Marriage Update: Court Hears Arguments in Lambda Legal’s LawsuitLambda Legal is opposing a motion by two churches to intervene in our lawsuit seeking the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. MORENovember 7, 2012 -
by Film Festival to Screen Lambda Legal's Illinois Marriage VideoOur short film "Marriage Equality in Illinois—It's Just Time" will be screened this Sunday at the Chicago International Social Change Film Festival. MOREOctober 3, 2012
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