Local officials call Supreme Court ruling ‘dangerous precedent’ for LGBTQ rights, vow to defend Illinois protections
Dustin DuBois and Ryan Wells, at home on June 30, 2023, plan to marry in October.
a Colorado website designer on free speech grounds. The designer, Lorie Smith, objected to serving same-sex couples based on her Christian religion. “LGBTQ Americans deserve the same protections and rights as everyone else,” Pritzker said in a news release. “Make no mistake: In Illinois, I promise that we will continue to fight to ensure you are respected and safe no matter who you love.”
“At the end of the day, the most important takeaway for the people of Illinois is that here in Illinois we have made a strong commitment to protect everyone’s rights and to ensure that discrimination in all forms is condemned,” Cassidy said. “That doesn’t change with this Supreme Court decision.”Jim Bennett, director of the Illinois Department of Human Rights, said the Illinois Human Rights Act and other antidiscrimination laws in the state exist to protect “the rights of vulnerable communities.
Both Cook County and the city of Chicago have human rights ordinances that protect individuals from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation when it comes to public accommodations from businesses. “The biggest question coming out of this case is what falls into the category of ‘expressive services,’” Heyman said. “If that category gets interpreted very broadly, it could punch a big hole in civil rights laws. And on the other hand, if it’s interpreted pretty narrowly, maybe only applying to people who are really telling the couple’s story, it might have very limited application.”
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