Gay marriage in chicago
Chicago Has The 15th Uppermost Rate Of Same-Sex Marriage Between Men
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CHICAGO — Chicago has the 15th highest rate of same-sex marriages between men among all cities in the United States, based on a study looking at tax records.
The U.S. Treasury looked at tax filings through and establish the percent, or 1 in every joint tax filings in Chicago were filed by married male-only couples.
Read the study here.
In San Francisco, the top urban area on that list, percent of married joint filers were both male.
Chicago didn't make the top 20 list of female gay spouses filing their taxes together.
In late August, Roast County passed the 10, mark of issuing same-sex marriage licenses since it became legal in the county in February
Of those, more than half were issued in Chicago itself, with Andersonville, Edgewater, Uptown, Lakeview and Rogers Park having the most same-sex couples, male or female. But data shows that for every two female alike sex marriages in Chicago, there are three male ones.
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Same-Sex Marriage Comes to Illinois
The law legalizes same-sex marriage, exiting in place the Civil Union Operate and providing for voluntary conversion of civil unions to marriages, among other important changes. Here's a review of key provisions and some unanswered questions.
Same-sex marriage has appear to Illinois. On November 5, , the Illinois Dwelling passed the Illinois Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Behave (the "Act").1 Governor Quinn signed it 15 days later, and the Perform took effect June 1, 2
Promising entire marriage equality in Illinois as a matter of mention law, the Behave legalizes same-sex marriage, leaves in place the Civil Union Act,3 and provides for voluntary conversion of civil unions to marriages. Also - and remarkably - it grants the continuing jurisdiction of the Illinois courts to a same-sex marriage, which is discussed in more depth below.
The Act mandates absolute protection for independence of religious exercise and certain protections and immunity from suit on grounds consistent with religious belief. Finally, it repeals the gay marriage prohibitio
Gays Can Wed in Chicago Immediately, Judge Rules
Gay couples in the Chicago area can get married immediately, a federal judge dictated Friday, asking “why should we wait” on a law passed by the state legislature last year that mandated same-sex marriages begin in June.
In November, Illinois became the 16th state to allow gay marriage after the state legislature approved the legislation, which had failed earlier in the year. The law passed by one vote, meaning it didn't get the margin needed to go into effect before June 1.
The decision comes after the ACLU and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit last December asking a judge to authorize same-sex couples, where at least one partner is facing a terminal illness, to get married. That was granted, and then the legal groups sought for all gay couples in Fry County the right to wed immediately.
“Since the parties agree that marriage is a fundamental right available to all individuals and should not be denied, the focus in this case shifts from the 'we can’t wait' for terminally ill individuals to 'why should we wait' for all gay and lesbian coup
A longtime LGBTQ+ rights activist from Chicago is celebrating Pride Month by reflecting and looking back on a monumental moment that changed the course of history in Illinois- her marriage.
Pat Ewert and her late wife Vernita Gray became the first gay couple to legally marry in the express in
Speaking to NBC Chicago from her residence in Colorado, Ewert said she is remembering and honoring Gray's legacy.
“She was a force of nature,” Ewert said. “I still feel her presence to this day.”
Ewert said Gray was an advocate and a champion who dedicated her life to fighting for the rights of people in the LGBTQ+ community.
"Vernita had spent her adulthood fighting for equality for same sex couple,” Ewert said. “She started the first suicide hotline for gay people back what would include been the 70s.”
The couple was together for five years when former Gov. Pat Quinn signed the Marriage Equality Act into law in November The two wanted to unite, but knew they had to act fast since the law wouldn’t get effect until summer that following year.
“She was joyous, but she was also quite ill at th