COLLABORATION
As a group we chose to work with Illinois Unites for Marriage. Illinois Unites for Marriage is an organization that works to inform people about the many reasons why same-sex couples should be given the right to be legally married. When we first met with our community partner, their main goal was to get same-sex marriage legalized in Illinois; however, just recently, Illinois has passed the bill and made it legal for same-sex couples to be married. The problem still remains in many other states and even with same-sex marriage being legalized, there are still people out there that oppose the idea, so our goal is to inform people about the problem. We know that all people were created equal, but how many others would agree with us? Now that Illinois is on board, it would be great if our whole country could prove that this really is a free country by giving every individual the freedom to marry whomever they want.
We chose marriage equality because we think it is an important issue for many people. We all know that people have been affected by the lack of legal equality for same-sex couples and we realize that we are often told that we should not judge others based on what they think and feel. If this is the case, then why should we allow the government to decide what we should think or feel? We chose to work with Illinois Unites for Marriage because they work incredibly hard at what they do and know exactly what they want. They have so much dedication to what is right and that made us want to work with them. To learn more about Illinois Unites for Marriage go to http://www.illinoisunites.org/
We chose marriage equality because we think it is an important issue for many people. We all know that people have been affected by the lack of legal equality for same-sex couples and we realize that we are often told that we should not judge others based on what they think and feel. If this is the case, then why should we allow the government to decide what we should think or feel? We chose to work with Illinois Unites for Marriage because they work incredibly hard at what they do and know exactly what they want. They have so much dedication to what is right and that made us want to work with them. To learn more about Illinois Unites for Marriage go to http://www.illinoisunites.org/