• Lawmakers approve gay marriage in Illinois
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[quote=Chicago Tribune]Lawmakers approved gay marriage Tuesday in a historic vote that saw supporters overcome cultural, racial and geographic divides and put Illinois in line with a growing number of states that have extended the right to wed to same-sex couples. Gov. Pat Quinn said he intends to sign the bill, which would take effect June 1. It's the Democratic governor's latest step in taking Illinois in a more liberal direction. Under Quinn in the past three years, Illinois has banned the death penalty, legalized medical marijuana, provided driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants and approved civil unions.[/quote] [url]http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-11-05/news/chi-gay-marriage-illinois-20131105_1_illinois-senate-gay-marriage-gay-lawmakers[/url] hooray for my state
This is cool. I was thinking sometime last year that there would probably be a domino effect and we'd have a small number of states who still hadn't passed it as opposed to a small number of states that had.
[QUOTE=Splarg!;42784504]This is cool. I was thinking sometime last year that there would probably be a domino effect and at some point we'd have a small number of states who still hadn't passed it as opposed to a small number of states that had.[/QUOTE] there are still 35 states that haven't legalized it so we have a ways to go
[QUOTE=TheHydra;42784516]there are still 35 states that haven't legalized it so we have a ways to go[/QUOTE] Yeah, but Mass. was the only state who had it for four whole years, then several more got it in about the same time, and now suddenly the number has doubled in the past two.
Aww shit, I live in Boystown in Chicago and this means every inch of Halsted north of Belmont is gonna turn into a bitchin' party
[QUOTE=timmah638;42784568]Aww shit, I live in Boystown in Chicago and this means every inch of Halsted north of Belmont is gonna turn into a bitchin' party[/QUOTE] "The Boystown section of Lakeview was the first officially recognized gay village in the United States, as well as the cultural center of one of the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities in the nation." i bet they're going fucking apeshit right now take pics of the festivities if you can
[QUOTE=TheHydra;42784589]"The Boystown section of Lakeview was the first officially recognized gay village in the United States, as well as the cultural center of one of the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities in the nation." i bet they're going fucking apeshit right now take pics of the festivities if you can[/QUOTE] I bet Steamworks is gonna be busy tonight. [sp]I'm talking about the gay bathhouse there.[/sp]
[QUOTE=TheHydra;42784589]"The Boystown section of Lakeview was the first officially recognized gay village in the United States, as well as the cultural center of one of the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities in the nation." i bet they're going fucking apeshit right now take pics of the festivities if you can[/QUOTE] I don't hear anything tonight, but hopefully this weekend they'll celebrate. When Quinn signs the bill, I guarantee there will be a week-long celebration. This neighborhood knows how to party; during Pride Fest this year, the lines to get into the bars and clubs were wrapping around blocks at just 10 A.M. The nighttime lines? Don't even ask. I'm hoping for some insanely excessive behavior when Quinn signs it in. Boystown is gonna fuckin' erupt, and I want to be there when it does. [QUOTE=Pvt. Martin;42784638]I bet Steamworks is gonna be busy tonight.[/QUOTE] The line to get into Spin is gonna go for miles
Get ready for the protests from thousands of bigots who don't realise that this literally has no effect on them whatsoever.
[QUOTE=Jamsponge;42784991]Get ready for the protests from thousands of bigots who don't realise that this literally has no effect on them whatsoever.[/QUOTE] Living here in Illinois I know it wouldn't be thousands. Maybe a few senile old people and some overly religious folk holding up signs in front of a post office.
Good. If populous states like California, New York and Illinois legalize gay marriage, more and more states may follow suit.
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