Vanasco: Where is Obama on Ill. civil unions?
The Pantagraph reports that Illinois’ civil unions bill, after passing a state House committee, was left to languish at the end of the session.
The bill is still alive, if barely: it can be passed anytime in the next two years.
It doesn’t really surprise me that the bill hasn’t moved this …
Tags: Civil Unions Bill, Illinois Civil Unions, Obama, State House CommitteePennsylvania gay rights bill tied up in committee
(Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) Legislation prohibiting discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression in housing, employment, and public accommodations is sitting in a state House committee and shows few signs of movement.
There was hope last month that the bill would make it to the House floor for …
Tags: Discrimination, Expression, gay rights, Gender Identity, Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Legislation, Public Accommodations, Sexual Orientation, Signs, State House Committee