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WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the National LGBTQ Task Force announced that longtime leader Rea Carey would be stepping down and Deputy Executive Director Kierra Johnson will take over as executive director.
PEORIA — A Black Trans Lives Matter march will be held at Peoria City Hall this weekend.
WASHINGTON — The National LGBTQ Task Force announced on Thursday that its annual Creating Change conference will be virtual in 2021.
NORMAL — Students marched for Black Lives Matter and the LGBTQ community last week in Normal.
DECATUR — The organizer’s of the TRANS Rights are HUMAN Rights rally announced this afternoon that the rally has been cancelled.
DECATUR — Activists are holding a rally for the transgender community tomorrow in Decatur.
CHAMPAIGN — The Uniting Pride Center, the organizer of the annual Pride parade in the Champaign/Urbana area, has said they will no longer allow police entries in the parade.
The center made the announcement in a press release and Facebook announcement on Monday.
The center said that they will no longer allow law enforcement agencies as entries in the parade and would continue to disallow uniformed police from marching in the parade. They also said they would talk with the city of Champaign about using alternatives to squad cars for parade marshaling and blocking traffic.
Police can attend as a member of the LGBTQ community or ally, but only plain-clothed.
CHICAGO — Drag performers and artists will be taking to the streets this weekend in support of Black Lives Matter and George Floyd.
PEORIA — Activists in central Illinois cities that have been centers of George Floyd protests are organizing to raise money to bail protesters out of jail.