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An Illinois woman posed as a man and served in the infantry during the Civil War. Was she transgender?More than 100 years after his death, Civil War…
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'Hell No to the Memo' rallies have popped up in response to word from the federal Dept. of Health and Human Services that it wants government agencies to…
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The General Assembly passes legislation aimed at strengthening hate crime laws after a post-presidental-campaign spike in bias incidents.Not long after…
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As rapid-fire change comes at the federal level, advocates want to keep Illinois' status as one of the leading states in offering protections.Alex McCray…
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This I Believe: I am who I am.On Oct. 6, 1998, two men attacked Matthew Shepard, a gay college student. They beat him, tied him to a remote fence post…
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There’s still no budget for Illinois, but some big changes to education policy kicked in this year. As the contentious presidential election played out,…
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Earlier this year Illinois Issues reported on the transgender community in Illinois and whether advocates say there are enough anti-discrimination and…
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The state has some of the most aggressive protections for transgender people in the country, but the issue still generates controversy here.Illinois, with…
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A lawsuit filed this month in federal court aims to reverse policies adopted in many Illinois school districts that allow transgender students to use…
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Alex McCray was in the news a lot last week — he was on TV, in the newspaper, and here on NPR Illinois -- because he had reached a settlement with the…