CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2009. To honor the important role local businesses play in improving the quality of life in the Southland, State Representative Anthony DeLuca (D-Chicago Heights) announced that he is now accepting nominations for his newly-created Good Neighbor Business of the Year Award. “Oftentimes, the good work and[Read More…]
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Tall Grass Hosts ‘The Sacred, the Spiritual and the Sensual’
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Tall Grass Arts Association will host an exhibit entitled “The Sacred, the Spiritual and the Sensual” beginning on Friday, December 4 and running through January 11, 2010. The exhibit was curated by Javier Chavira and features the works of Chavira as well as Harry Sudman and Sergio[Read More…]
Tall Grass Hosts Holiday Show and Sale
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Tall Grass Arts Association’s annual holiday show and sale in the Mini-Gallery/Gift Shop opened on Friday, November 13 and will run through January 4, 2010. The show features the artworks of Tall Grass artists priced especially for holiday gift giving. The works represent a wide range of[Read More…]
Alabama School Reverses Decision To Bar Lesbian Student From Attending Prom With Her Girlfriend
RUSSELLVILLE, AL–(ENEWSPF)–November 20 – The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded Franklin County School System officials for reversing their decision barring a lesbian student from attending the school prom with her girlfriend. The School System’s about-face, permitting 17-year-old Tharptown High School junior Cynthia Stewart to bring her girlfriend to the[Read More…]
New Report: The True Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2009. Today the Center for American Progress held a press call to release its new report, Time to Stop the Lies: Countering Bishop Harry Jackson’s Gay Marriage Distortions. The call featured the author of the report, Jeff Krehely, Director of CAP’s LGBT Research and Communications Project, as[Read More…]
Reversing Two Restrictive Policies, Illinois Issues Accurate Birth Certificates To Three Transgender Persons
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2009. In an important reversal of two policies restricting who can obtain accurate birth certificates after sex reassignment surgery, the state of Illinois has issued new, accurate birth certificates to three transgender persons born in Illinois. All three individuals had been denied birth certificates with the correct gender[Read More…]
Center on Halsted Observes World AIDS Day, December 1, 2009
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 each year and is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. It is also common to hold memorials to honor and remember those who have died from complications of HIV/AIDS on this[Read More…]
HRC Launches National Action Alert on Workplace Discrimination www.PassENDAnow.org
With Congressional Action looming, HRC’s No Excuses Campaign Engaged Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced today that as Congressional action looms on the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), it is extending the grassroots "No Excuses" campaign to[Read More…]
Human Rights Campaign Releases New Employer’s Guide to Adoption Benefit Programs
Resource outlines best practices for LGBT inclusion in employee adoption benefits Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced today the release of a groundbreaking resource “Adoption Benefit Programs: LGBT Considerations for Employers,” which provides standards and guidelines[Read More…]
Fighting for HOPE: Be A Match for Kelsey and Karly Koch
Kelsey 21 (right) and Karly 15 have a rare genetic immunodeficiency disorder that can be treated or cured through a blood stem cell donation. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) By Jeremy Hayes, D.C. On any given day, we are surrounded by viruses, bacteria, and a host of toxins that are not good for[Read More…]