Illinois

Our state pages allow you to find local programs, events, news, and discover any local steering committees to join. You can use our databases to learn more about the equality issues or protections in your state, municipality, or employer.
Find out what you can do to take action today.

Without comprehensive equal rights legislation at the federal level, LGBTQ+ people are subject to an inconsistent patchwork of legal protections in their states and local communities. This leaves millions of our most marginalized people at risk of potential discrimination at work and in their daily lives.

That’s why The Human Rights Campaign fights for LGBTQ+ equality alongside lawmakers at the local and state levels across the country. Find out what HRC is doing in Illinois and how you can help secure equal rights for all of its LGBTQ+ citizens.

Communities in Illinois

HRC has communities all over the US, each with initiatives and events based on local priorities for LGBTQ+ rights and equality. See Illinois’ community below and discover how you can get involved.

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Illinois

Supports: Employment
Supports: Education
Supports: Gender Marker Updates on Identification Documents
Supports: Housing
Supports: Anti-Conversion Therapy
Supports: Hate Crimes
Supports: Public Accommodations
Partially supports: Enumerated School Anti-Bullying
Supports: Transgender Healthcare
Working Toward Innovative Equality
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Join us

Opportunities for action vary from state to state, but our goal of equal rights for every LGBTQ+ person is the same everywhere. Check out these ways to volunteer in Illinois.

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Vote Equal, Vote Safe
No Hate In My State
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