Monday, March 11, 2013
Ernie Banks, other Chicago sports legends back marriage equality
CHICAGO — March 7, 2013 — As a decisive vote in the Illinois House of Representatives approaches, four celebrated Chicago athletes announced their support for extending the freedom to marry to gay and lesbian couples in Illinois. The sports stars voiced their support in an open letter urging lawmakers to approve the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, proclaiming, "treating any group of people as second-class citizens hurts us all, because discrimination is wrong no matter whom the target is."
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