Illinois gay rights

Sexual Orientation Policy Tally: Gender Identity Policy Tally: Tally Law Exists? Tally As a result of the U. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell, same-sex couples can marry nationwide and states must extend all the rights and benefits of marriage to same-sex couples. As a result, the following benefits are available to all married same-sex couples on the same basis they are available to married different-sex couples: Marriage for Same-Sex Couples.

Your Personal Rights

If two people in a civil union do get married, their civil union will cease to exist and their marriage will begin as of the date on their marriage certificate. A person can adopt children as a single parent under Illinois law regardless of sexual orientation. Additionally, Illinois has long permitted unmarried same-sex couples to jointly petition for adoption.

Illinois' Equality Profile

The new city code not only protected people against discrimination on the basis of race, creed, national origin, sex, and religion but also sexual orientation, disability, type of military discharge, source of income, and parental and marital status. January 1, — The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended to bar discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in employment, housing, public accommodation, and certain financial transitions.

Rights of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgender Persons

Illinois has long been the focus of LGBT activism, from the days of the homophile movement in the s to contemporary times and witnessed one of the pioneering if short-lived efforts at establishing an organization during the s. The earliest records of Illinois gay history are associated with the work of Henry Gerber, a German immigrant who founded the nonprofit Chicago Society for Human Rights modeled on similar organizations in his homeland in No copies of this periodical are known to have survived.