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Visit our local HRC steering committee websites for Chicago and St. Louis for updated information on local events, news and opportunities to get involved.


What's Happening in Illinois

Her HRC

A National Night of Celebration for Women


Illinois Healthcare Laws

State healthcare laws relating to the LGBT community in the areas of medical decision making and hospital visitation.

Illinois Surrogacy Law

Illinois law allows gestational surrogacy agreements (where the surrogate mother is not the biological contributor of the egg), but does not address traditional surrogacy agreements (in which the surrogate mother is the biological contributor of the egg). The issue of surrogacy agreements involving lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) individuals has not yet been considered by the courts.