Dulce Quintero: “They/Them” Secretary of IDHS
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
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Illinois Politics, LGBTQ Agenda, Mental Health | David E. Smith | 
May 15, 2026 4:00 AM | 
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