Sunday, May 20, 2012

What's the connection between God and Gays?  

Religious leaders and people of faith are strong supporters of full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.  In the lead-up to the civil union vote, close to 300 ordained clergy joined Equality Illinois' push for relationship recognition.  Many others joined us earlier at the region's first Equality Prayer Breakfast.

Equality Illinois' Faith & Freedom Initiative seeks to find common ground between the LGBT community and people of faith, strengthen our existing relationships, and provide direct support to members of our community even as we build strategic partnerships for the mission ahead.

For those exploring the connection between LGBT identity and issues of faith, we are proud to share our newly-developed Faith in Our Community guide with you.


To support couples who are planning to enter civil unions, we have created a database·of LGBT-friendly clergy who will perform same-sex civil unions.

In addition, Equality Illinois just hosted an incredibly successful Media Faith Training for clergy·at Temple Sholom to equip faith leaders with the tools necessary to emphasize the·positive relationship between religion and equality for all, and help to put an end to the misconception that faith communities oppose equality for LGBT people. ·
If you want to get your community of faith involved in this important work, please contact our Field Director, Caroline Staerk, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .· And for·more information on Equality Illinois' Faith & Freedom Initiative, please visit www.equalityillinois.org/faithandfreedom.html.·

I thank you for your continued support of our mission of full LGBT equality in Illinois. ·We cannot succeed in our work without your support


Very truly yours,

Bernard Cherkasov
Chief Executive Officer

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