Illinois
Issues
- Marriage
1996 – Anti-same-sex marriage statute banned marriage for same-sex couples - Domestic Violence
Has domestic violence laws that are gender neutral and include household members and dating partners - Second-Parent Adoption
Appellate courts have ruled that the state adoption law permits second-parent adoption - Hate Crimes
Has hate crime laws that include crimes based on sexual orientation - State Nondiscrimination Laws
2005 – Laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
Statewide LGBT Organizations
Equality Illinois
http://www.eqil.org
Anti-Violence Programs
Center on Halsted Anti-Violence Project
http://www.centeronhalsted.org
Campus Resources
DePaul University – Office of LGBTQA Student Services
http://studentaffairs.depaul.edu/lgbtqa
Northern Illinois University – LGBT Resource Center
http://www.niu.edu/lgbt
Northern Illinois University – LGBT Resource Center
http://www.niu.edu/lgbt
University of Illinois at Chicago – Office of GLBT Concerns
http://www.uic.edu/depts/quic/oglbc/
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Office of LGBT Concerns
http://www.odos.uiuc.edu/lgbt
Community Centers & Local LGBT Organizations
Horizons Community Services
http://www.horizonsonline.org/coh/calendar/home.cfm
Oak Park Area Lesbian & Gay Association (OPALGA)
http://www.opalga.org
Health and HIV/AIDS
Howard Brown Health Center
http://www.howardbrown.org
Leather/SM
Chicago Hellfire Club
http://www.hellfire13.org
LGBT Youth
Agape Youth Zone
http://www.agapemissionsinc.com
Pride Youth Program
http://www.linksyouth.org
Rainbow Youth Outreach
http://www.rainbowyouth.org
People of Color
Asian Health Coalition of Illinois
http://www.asianhealth.org
Religious Organizations
Reconciling Ministries Network (United Methodist)
http://www.rmnetwork.org
