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2. LGBTQ rights in Illinois - Wikipedia

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   SB 1773, introduced by Representative Tom Johnson in 1996, amended the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act to preclude out-of-state recognition of same-sex marriage and reinforce the state's marriage ban in light of Baehr v. Lewin in Hawaii. It was vigorously opposed, with 12,000 letters being written by clergymen, parishioners ...

3. Same-sex marriage in Illinois - Wikipedia

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   The Senate quickly approved the amended bill and Governor Quinn signed it into law on November 20. The law went into effect (statewide) on June 1, 2014, with same-sex couples able to apply for marriage licenses and then marry after the mandatory one-day waiting period. [1] [2] Illinois was the nineteenth U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.

4. Vital statistics (government records) - Wikipedia

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   The increasingly poor state of English parish registration led to numerous attempts to shore up the system in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The Marriage Act of 1753 attempted to prevent 'clandestine' marriages by imposing a standard form of entry for marriages, which had to be signed by both parties to the marriage and by witnesses.

5. LGBTQ history in Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation introducing civil unions to Illinois. The Illinois House of Representatives passed the Illinois Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act on November 5, 2013, which legalized same-sex marriages and allowed the conversion of civil unions to marriages. It took effect on June 1, 2014. [19]

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7. Pat Quinn (politician) - Wikipedia

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   In Quinn's 2013 State of the State address, he declared his commitment to the legalization of same sex marriage. [88] After a months-long battle in the legislature, Quinn signed the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act into law [ 89 ] on November 20, 2013, before a crowd of thousands, making Illinois the 16th state in the nation to ...