On Wednesday May 8th, 2024, Equality Illinois and LGBTQ+ community partners from across the state are hosting the annual LGBTQ+ Advocacy Day. At a time when anti-equality governors and legislators are pursuing harmful and discriminatory initiatives that target their LGBTQ+ constituents, LGBTQ+ Illinoisans will continue to advance pro-LGBTQ+ equality and raise awareness about critical priorities for the LGBTQ+ community and the diverse communities to which they belong.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
WHERE: Illinois State Capitol Building
401 S 2nd St, Springfield, IL 62701
PRESS CONFERENCE:
WHEN: 10AM
WHERE: Illinois State Capitol Building BlueRoom
RALLY:
WHEN: 11:30AM
WHERE: At the Lincoln Statue in front of the State Capitol
LGBTQ+ community organizations hosting the event include: Equality Illinois, Rainbow Café LGBTQ+ Center (Carbondale), Peoria Proud (Peoria), Chicago Therapy Collective (Chicago), Uniting Pride of Champaign County (Champaign-Urbana), Prairie Pride Coalition (Bloomington/Normal), Taskforce Prevention & Community Services (Chicago), Association of Latinos/as/xs Motivating Action(ALMA) (Chicago), and Youth Outlook (Naperville).
About Equality Illinois
At Equality Illinois we envision a fair and unified Illinois where everyone is treated equally with dignity and respect and where all people live freely regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. We work hard to promote legislation to protect the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) individuals; maintain the visibility of LGBTQ+ issues; oppose legislation which seeks to limit the civil rights of the LGBTQ+ community; and expand statewide grassroots support.