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May 30, 2012
Associated Press: ACLU lawsuit challenges Ill. gay marriage ban
Chicago Tribune: Lawsuits challenge Illinois gay marriage ban
LGBTQ and HIV Advocacy
The Chicago Tribune broke the news of the lawsuit in which the ACLU of Illinois is...
The Chicago Tribune broke the news of the lawsuit in which the ACLU of Illinois is...
May 29, 2012
Lynn and Kathie
Lynn Sprout and Kathie Spegal are all about family. Enter their home in a quiet Champaign neighborhood and you see the signs of their love for family everywhere – photos, knickknacks and mementos of family...
Lynn Sprout and Kathie Spegal are all about family. Enter their home in a quiet Champaign neighborhood and you see the signs of their love for family everywhere – photos, knickknacks and mementos of family...
May 29, 2012
Randy and Bob
LGBTQ and HIV Advocacy
Ross “Randy” and Robert “Bob” Carey-Walden live in Springfield, Illinois where Randy works for the Army National Guard and Bob works for a major power company. Randy has a Ph.D. in Health Administration....
Ross “Randy” and Robert “Bob” Carey-Walden live in Springfield, Illinois where Randy works for the Army National Guard and Bob works for a major power company. Randy has a Ph.D. in Health Administration....
May 29, 2012
Michelle and Corynne
LGBTQ and HIV Advocacy
Like a lot of couples in our busy society, Michelle Mascaro and Corynne Romine met at work – when they were both in a chaplaincy internship at Rush Presbyterian Hospital. Since that time, in early 1991,...
Like a lot of couples in our busy society, Michelle Mascaro and Corynne Romine met at work – when they were both in a chaplaincy internship at Rush Presbyterian Hospital. Since that time, in early 1991,...