Illinois adopts new LGBTQ+ protections for community deemed ‘under attack’ in the US

Published June 9, 2023 5:47 PM

By CLAIRE SAVAGE
Associated Press/Report for America

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is making it easier for gay couples to marry and moving toward gender-inclusive language in laws affecting LGBTQ+ youth in foster care through two new laws signed Friday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. They will become effective on Jan. 1, 2024 and on Aug. 8, respectively. Illinois is one of several U.S. states that has worked to reinforce LGBTQ+ rights, as others advance bills that target the community. The two new pro-LGBTQ+ Illinois laws were signed about a week into Pride month, a season intended to celebrate the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ communities, but which this year takes place in a contentious political climate.

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