Chicago Pride Parade https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Fri, 15 May 2026 11:56:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Chicago Pride Parade https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 Dulce Quintero: “They/Them” Secretary of IDHS https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/05/dulce-quintero-they-them-secretary-of-idhs/ Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:29 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=32068 Written by David E. Smith

JB Pritzker appointed Dulce Quintero in September 2023 as Secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), making Quintero the first gender-confused appointee to lead a statewide agency in Illinois. She was re-appointed and confirmed by Illinois Senate Democrats earlier this week.

Quintero is an LGBTQIA+ activist who was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 2017 in recognition of her advocacy and leadership on behalf of LGBTQIA+ youth in Chicago.… Continue Reading

]]> 32068 LGBTQIA+ Pride Degrades Everything It Touches https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/06/lgbtqia-pride-degrades-everything-it-touches/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:00:36 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=23946 Written by Brian Wencel

Not too long ago, to be a politician or a member of the government, one needed to follow certain customs and social norms. These unspoken rules weren’t complicated, nor were they overly restrictive. Politicians could joke around now and again, and they could even act casually at times, but they still worked to keep an image of professionalism and respectability.

Evidently, the days of trying to act normal and respectable as a public figure—or, let’s be honest, as a private citizen—are a thing of the past.… Continue Reading

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