John, happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

This month, we celebrate love, diversity, and unity. I’m joining supporters across Illinois’ 14th district to do just that — we marched, we danced, and we celebrated love and inclusion across Illinois. 

It was an honor and a joy meeting a crowd of beautiful people coming together to celebrate and uplift LGBTQ+ family, friends, and neighbors.

There will never be full equality in this country until everyone is free to live authentically and without discrimination. As a proud member of the Equality Caucus, I’m committed to the ongoing fight to advance LGBTQ+ rights and to defend our progress from regressive, hateful policies.

Illinois is a leader in advancing civil rights for the LGBTQ+ community. I’m doing everything in my power to keep it that way. I’m standing firm to defend the legal protections we’ve achieved for LGBTQ+ Illinoisans, and I’m continuing to push for bipartisan passage of the Equality Act to secure the same protections for all Americans.

I will always stand in solidarity with this community and the team, and I look forward to attending this month’s Pride events.

Let’s continue to support, uplift, and stand together for equality and inclusion for all.

Happy Pride,

Lauren