Chicago
Equality Illinois 2020 Gala to honor Baim, Rainbow Cafe
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CHICAGO — Chicago journalist Tracy Baim and Carbondale’s Rainbow Cafe LGBT Youth Center will be honored at Equality Illinois’ annual gala next month.
Central Illinois
UIS prof publishes LGBTQ encyclopedia
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SPRINGFIELD — A political science professor at University of Illinois-Springfield (UIS) has published an encyclopedia on LGBTQ people in the U.S. political system.
Central Illinois
Queering Faith 3.0 featuring Jeff Chu on Feb. 21
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CHAMPAIGN — The next Queering Faith featuring Jeff Chu will be at Community UCC in Champaign on Friday, Feb. 21.
MetroEast
HIV/AIDS housing org Doorways planning new campus
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ST. LOUIS — Doorways, a nonprofit that provides housing services for people living with HIV/AIDS, is planning to build a $7 million, 50-apartment campus.
Fox Valley
Elgin to have first Pride this June
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ELGIN — Elgin will host its first Pride Parade and festival this June 6.
National
HRC releases 2020 Corporate Equality Index
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WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released their annual Corporate Equality Index this week, saying the largest number of companies yet had gotten a perfect 100.
Fox Valley
Play for Pride: A Games & Trivia Fundraiser for Aurora Pride
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AURORA — Aurora Pride is holding a fundraiser at Ballydoyle on Sunday, Jan. 26.
Central Illinois
UP Center changes name to Uniting Pride
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CHAMPAIGN — The UP Center of Champaign County is now Uniting Pride.
Regional
Federal court says birth certificates should list both mothers in same-sex marriages
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CHICAGO — The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals last week ruled in favor of women who sued to have both their names on their children’s birth certificate.
The case involves Indiana’s birth certificate law.
The Indiana Lawyer reported that the women filed a lawsuit in 2015 after they were prohibited from including both their names on their children’s birth certificates.