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发帖数: 19713 | 1 Chicago to Celebrate Civil Unions
By Advocate.com Editors
Wrigley Square at Millennium Park x390 (fair) | ADVOCATE.COM
Another mass civil union celebration has been scheduled for when the
Illinois law establishing such unions goes into effect in June.
Thirty couples will have a chance to unite June 2 at Wrigley Square in
Chicago’s Millennium Park, in an event hosted by the Chicago Commission on
Human Relations’ Advisory Council on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender Issues. Ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m.
Officiants will include Cook County clerk David Orr, Cook County circuit
court chief judge Timothy C. Evans, and members of the Alliance of Illinois
Judges. Illinois governor Pat Quinn, who signed the civil unions bill into
law in January, is scheduled to attend. The Chicago Department of Cultural
Affairs and Special Events — in partnership with the Chicago Office of
Tourism and Culture, Lambda Legal, Equality Illinois and the Alliance of
Illinois Judges — is sponsoring the event.
“What a terrific way for the city of Chicago to ring in civil unions,”
said Bernard Cherkasov, CEO of Equality Illinois, an LGBT rights group, in a
news release. “Having dozens of couples celebrate their love and
commitment literally surrounded by the entire city is such a powerful symbol
for how far we have come as a society.”
Couples can apply for civil union licenses beginning June 1 at county clerks
’ offices, and there is a one-day waiting period before the ceremony can
take place. For information on other celebrations, click here and here. | D**S
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