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How Racism and Wealth-Hoarding Led Us to the Financial Brink

The out CEO of Equality Illinois has written an indictment of America's unequal economy in his new book, Our Fair Share. Read an exclusive excerpt here.

A Daughter's Diagnosis and a Refusal to Give in to Despair

This gay father has a lesson for finding joy in the most difficult of places.

Why Illinois's LGBTQ Organization Is Fighting to Decriminalize Pot

It's a civil rights issue, writes Brian C. Johnson.

A New Path to LGBT Power

Equality Illinois helped usher in new legislation that will make it easier for LGBT people to affect policy in schools, hospitals, and prisons.

National Intervention Needed to End Conversion Therapy

As pastors challenge Illinois's ban on "ex-gay" therapy for minors, Equality Illinois CEO Brian C. Johnson calls for a nationwide end to the discredited practice.