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Wednesday, Illinois became the 16th state to legalize same-sex marriage.
To underscore the fight for equality, Quinn signed the bill on a desk Abraham Lincoln once used to write an inaugural address.
During the ceremony, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel took the microphone and at one point appeared to briefly choke up. “There is no straight or gay marriage. From now on there is only marriage in Illinois,” Emanuel said.
(link below)
http://www.suntimes.com/23886505-761/crowd-gathers-at-uic-to-witness-quinn-sign-same-sex-marriage-into-law.html
Thursday, November 21, 2013
GAY MARRIAGE BILL SIGNED
Wednesday, Illinois became the 16th state to legalize same-sex marriage.
To underscore the fight for equality, Quinn signed the bill on a desk Abraham Lincoln once used to write an inaugural address.
During the ceremony, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel took the microphone and at one point appeared to briefly choke up. “There is no straight or gay marriage. From now on there is only marriage in Illinois,” Emanuel said.
(link below)
http://www.suntimes.com/23886505-761/crowd-gathers-at-uic-to-witness-quinn-sign-same-sex-marriage-into-law.html
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