This just in! Via Bilerico:
The race to marriage equality for the fifth largest state in the Union was kicked off this morning when State Senator Heather Steans became the first Illinois Senator to introduce a marriage equality bill – SB2468 the Equal Marriage Act – in that chamber.
. . . Representative Greg Harris had already introduced a similar bill earlier this year in the lower house – HB178, the Same-Sex Marriage and Religion Freedoms Act – as he has every session since 2007. Today marks the first time that that language has been matched in the Senate. Rep Harris also introduced a civil unions bill that both houses have been grappling with for some time now.
“It’s a fundamental right to find your own family,” proclaimed Senator Steans, who calls being the first Senator to introduce marriage equality in Illinois an “honor.”
What’s next? Harris is encouraging all people concerned with equality to support the ACLU of Illinois and Equality Illinois. You can also contact your legislators and encourage them to co-sponsor this legislation.
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