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Illinois OK's Civil Unions
By Advocate.com Editors
Greg Harris X390 (OPERATION SNOWBALL) | ADVOCATE.COM
Rep. Greg Harris
The Illinois state senate today passed a civil unions bill by a vote of 32-
24, following the house’s approval of the legislation Tuesday. Gov. Pat
Quinn has pledged to sign the bill, which will take effect in July.
Illinois joins 11 other states and the District of Columbia in providing
some form of relationship recognition to same-sex couples, through marriage,
civil unions, or domestic partnerships. Unmarried opposite-sex couples will
be eligible for civil unions in Illinois as well.
Rep. Greg Harris (pictured), a gay Democrat from Chicago, spoke passionately
in favor of the bill in the house. “We have a chance here, as leaders have
had in previous generations, to correct injustice and to move us down the
path toward liberty,” he said, according to the Chicago Tribune.“It’s a
matter of fairness, it’s a matter of respect, it’s a matter of equality.”
Most of those favoring the legislation were Democrats, although a handful of
Republicans voted for the bill, and a couple of Republican house members
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