With President Barack Obama becoming the first sitting president in American history to openly endorse same-sex marriage, gay right's advocates are using the momentum to push for legislation at the state level throughout the country.
The Equality Federation, a national alliance of GLBT organizations that includes Equality Illinois, has begun an online movement to push for state-based same-sex marriage legislation via petition.
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President Barack Obama became the first U.S. President to formerly endorse gay marriage in an interview with Robin Roberts on "Good Morning America." 
Declaring that, “Chicago’s strength is in the diversity of its communities,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel 
That's the minimum the Illinois economy could see over three years if same-sex couples are granted marriage rights in the state, according to a new report by the 