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  • 17:05:55: RT @JoeLieberman @SenatorCollins and I and others are introducing a free standing bill to repeal #DADT today.
  • 17:07:34: @heathr Some gay guy on Facebook just told me he hates the word queer. Be careful. He may hunt you down. Ha!
  • 17:08:36: @truthspeaker100 Rollin’ my eyes again. That’s a tired comeback too.
  • 17:27:20: Their tackiest PR stunt this year: Westboro Baptist Church to picket Elizabeth Edwards’ funeral. http://bit.ly/eO4VYG
  • 17:49:39: I just witnessed a relationship breakup go down publicly on a Facebook status update. #tacky #immature

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  • 11:59:11: Majority of Marines are Homophobic – http://bit.ly/eoteLq #DADT #equality
  • 12:01:29: Our fan page wall disappeared for a couple of days. Nice to see it’s returned! – GS

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  • 18:20:23: RIP Elizabeth Edwards. #cancer #breastcancer #findacure
  • 18:22:10: Who treats her BEST girl to a fab dining experience on a Tuesday? Me, that’s who! (I’m suckin’ up. I was naughty.)
  • 18:25:12: Who’s attending Creating Change (http://bit.ly/alY1Yu) in Feb? #CC11
  • 18:26:25: @truthspeaker100 I rolled my eyes when I read your comment. Was that the desired response?

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ILLINOIS SENATE PASSES CIVIL UNION BILL

LGBT FAMILIES GAIN VITAL PROTECTIONS

Springfield, Illinois – Wednesday, December 1, 2010 – Today, the Illinois Senate voted to pass the Illinois Religious Freedom and Civil Union Act by 32 votes.  “We are ecstatic,” stated Anthony Martinez, Executive Director of The Civil Rights Agenda and Co-Executive Director of LGBT Change. “It makes all of our work over the past two years worth every second.”  The bill now makes its way to Governor Quinn’s desk and the Governor has indicated he will sign it.

We would like to thank the Leadership in the General Assembly on this Bill including Senator Koehler and Senator Steans, as well as Representative Harris, Representative Mell, Representative Feigenholtz, and Representative Osterman. We also congratulate Equality Illinois, Lambda Legal, ACLU and all of the organizations, individuals, community members and everyone who contributed to this victory.

LGBT Change and The Civil Rights Agenda will be working together to ensure that those Legislators that voted ‘NO’ will be exposed, targeted and defeated.  We will also ensure that the Legislators that stood by the LGBT Community will be thanked and protected.

“We are finally on the bus in Illinois,” said Jacob Meister, President of The Civil Rights Agenda, “we may be sitting in the back, but we finally made it on the bus.”

The Civil Rights Agenda and LGBT Change will now turn their efforts to marriage in Illinois as a matter of full equality.

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