Equality Illinois Supports Marriage Equality Lawsuits While Pushing for Legislation Action
VITAL VOICE
CHICAGO—For more than two centuries, achieving America’s promise of full equality under the law has been won step-by-step through multiple routes—legislative action, executive leadership, Constitutional amendment and judicial action—which is why Equality Illinois supports Lambda Legal and ACLU of Illinois filing lawsuits on Wednesday seeking full marriage equality.
Under this two-track approach, Equality Illinois, the state’s oldest and largest LGBT advocacy organization, will continue to push a legislative strategy in Springfield to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry in Illinois, while the judicial remedy is being sought in the courts. (FULL STORY)
