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Illinois Laws on Marriage Certificates More LGBT Friendly

Two new laws help ease the marriage certification process for the LGBTQ+ community.

07/28/2021 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Illinois Laws on Marriage Certificates More LGBT Friendly

Clip: 7/28/2021 | 9m 23sVideo has Closed Captions

Two new laws help ease the marriage certification process for the LGBTQ+ community.

LGBTQ groups are praising the signing of a package of new laws aimed at helping transgender and gender non-conforming residents. Two of the laws aim to ease the process of changing one's name or title on official documents.

07/28/2021 | Rating NR

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