Equality Illinois Education Project and the Leather Archives & Museum [LA&M] are coming together to host a seminar day to educate people on the importance of the Illinois civil union bill (House Bill 1826) and legal protections for the LGBT community.

Representatives from the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago [LAGBAC] will be on hand to guide the attendees through the process of creating protective documents such as living wills and powers of attourney, and discuss the importance of creating a will.

In addition, Rep. Greg Harris will be speaking along with Rick Garcia (Public Policy Officer, Equality Illinois) and Chuck Renslow (LA&M President) on the status of the bill and the impact it will have on the community.

The event will be held on Saturday, May 10th, 2008, from 12:00 PM until 5:00 PM. Space will be provided by the The Leather Archives & Museum. The LA&M is located at 6418 N. Greenview, Chicago, IL 60626.

Limited space is available, so please RSVP no later the May 1st by calling (773) 761-9200 or by e-mail at archives@leatherarchives.org.

For more information contact Robin Czar at the Equality Illinois office (773) 477-7173
or by e-mail at rczar@eqil.org or Rick Storer at the LA&M (773) 761-9200 or by e-mail at archives@leatherarchives.org.