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GoPride.com News Staff, ChicagoPride.com
February 12, 2012
At ChicagoPride.com, Sunday means that it's time to look back at this week in gay Chicago news as covered by the GoPride.com News Staff. The top local and national stories of interest as ranked by popularity on the network.
At ChicagoPride.com, Sunday means that it's time to look back at this week in gay Chicago news as covered by the GoPride.com News Staff. The top local and national stories of interest as ranked by popularity on the network.
State Reps. Greg Harris, Deb Mell, and Kelly Cassidy filed a marriage equality bill in Illinois General Assembly Wednesday.
"I am proud to be able to take this next important step towards full equality for our community with Reps. Harris and Mell," Rep. Cassidy told ChicagoPride.com. "It is past time for our relationships and our families to be fully recognized and protected under the law."
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled 2-1 Tuesday that Proposition 8, California's ban on marriage for gay and lesbian couples, is unconstitutional and a violation of the civil rights of gays and lesbians.
Daniel Sotomayor, a syndicated political cartoonist and vocal AIDS activist, was remembered on Saturday during a stirring anniversary commemoration at the Center on Halsted.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that Proposition 8, California's same-sex marriage ban, is unconstitutional.
Washington State is well on the way to legalizing gay marriage, after the House passed a same-sex bill and Gov. Christine Gregoire said she'd sign it.
Celebrating its tenth year as the leading provider of online news and entertainment for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the Midwest, ChicagoPride.com today announced the addition of several respected and influential new columnists and editors.
Equality Illinois announced Wednesday that Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, will be the keynote speaker at their annual Justice for All gala this Saturday.
Ellen DeGeneres on Wednesday responded to calls to have her fired as the spokesperson for JCPenney because she is gay.
President Barack Obama on Thursday told supporters attending a gay fundraiser that at least three Marines recently thanked him for repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Cocktail is expected to reopen Friday evening according to Jacob Meister, the attorney who represents Cocktail co-owners Dustin Hoffman and Geno Zaharakis. (Editor's Note: Cocktail is now open for business)