Chicago-area LGBT organizations and members of the sports world testified at a public hearing Tuesday in support of a resolution that encourages commissioners of major sports leagues to publicly state support for their gay athletes. The resolution is expected to go up for a full city council vote Wednesday.
State Rep. Ron Sandack (R-Downers Grove), one of two Republicans in the Illinois House to publicly express support for same-sex marriage, defended his position Saturday in front of rival organizations demonstrating outside his office.
Activist groups from both sides of the issue gathered to condemn or cheer on Sandack, who in February declared his support for the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, SB 10.
State Rep. Ken Dunkin (D-Chicago), leader of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, announced his support for an Illinois same-sex marriage bill Tuesday.
During oral arguments today over the constitutionality of the Defense
of Marriage Act, the Supreme Court hinted that it might be willing to
strike down the 1996 law that prohibits the federal government from
recognizing same-sex marriages, even in states that recognize it,
according to the New York Times.
State Rep. Ron Sandack (R-Downers Grove)