State Representative Ann M. Williams (D-11th District) will host her first LGBT Breakfast to bring together the Illinois LGBT community and discuss priorities for the 2012 legislative session. Approximately 40-50 participants are expected to attend. RSVP by phone. Expected to attent: Randy Hannig, Director of Public Policy for Equality Illinois; John Knight, Director of the Gay & Lesbian Rights Project for A.C.L.U.; Jamal Edward, Chief Executive Officer for Howard Brown Health Center; Jim Bennett, Midwest Regional Director for Lambda Legal; Ramone Gardenhire, Director of Government Relations for AIDS Foundation. Ann M. Williams is an Illinois state representative for the 11th District and is currently serving her first term. Her legislative accomplishments have included a cancer-treatment parity bill to increase access to oral chemotherapy and legislation to promote alternative energy sources. She is a Democrat and a strong supporter of marriage equality, environmental protection, renewable energy and reproductive rights.
