Equality Prayer Breakfast
We would like to thank the Clergy and Legislators that showed their support for
Equality at the 2010 Equality Prayer Breakfast, held on April 8. We would also like
to thank Equality Illinois, Allied for Equality, our Sponsors and our Volunteers
for helping us realize this important project. We look forward to a vote soon on
the legislation for Civil Unions currently in the Illinois General Assembly.
You
can voice your support for the Civil Unions legislation by contacting your legislators
now! Click
here
to look up the contact information for your legislators. Then contact your House
Representative and tell them to vote YES on House Bill 2234, and then contact your
State Senator and tell them to vote yes on Senate Bill 1716. You can find video
of the event
here
(c) Jerry Pritikin / Chicago
Chicago Harvey Milk Week of Action
The International Day Against Homophobia, May 17, kicks off a week of local actions
that ends on May 22, what would have been Harvey Milk’s 80th Birthday. Equality
Across America (EAA) calls on activists to converge in each of the 50 states for
the Harvey Milk Week of Action.
Activists and organizations across the Chicagoland
area will be engaged in a full week of activities that help educate, fight for legislative
action and bring groups of activists together. The goal of this week of action is
to call upon our community to reaffirm our demand for full equality in America for
all LGBT people. The local organizers for the Chicago Harvey Milk Week of Action
are LGBT Change, Join the Impact Chicago, and the Gay Liberation Network. Visit
http://chicagomilkweek.wordpress.com for more information.
We are very excited to
begin the week with a screening of the extremely important film,
Fish Out of Water.
Coming out of the closet can be challenging and for Ky Dickens, her experience coming
out to friends at Vanderbilt University led to the making of FISH OUT OF WATER,
a spirited documentary that explores the seven Bible passages notoriously used to
condemn homosexuality and justify marriage discrimination. Following the screening,
stay for an exclusive discussion with Ky Dickens, director of FISH OUT OF WATER.
For more information click
here or visit the Chicago Milk Week website