Current Version
| Region | Illinois |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There are no laws that censor the LGBTQ community in Illinois. Illinois actually requires schools to teach students about the LGBTQ community. However, the city of Burbank has an ordinance that criminalizes "males to appear in any place in a dress not belonging to his sex". |
| Sources | https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/four-states-now-require-schools-to-teach-lgbt-history/2019/08 https://library.municode.com/il/burbank/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=MUCO_CH9OFMIPR_ARTIINGE_S9-43OBCOINEX |
Revision History (2)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding Burbank law but I don't know if it's still enforced so no status change.
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| Description | There are no laws that censor the LGBTQ community in Illinois. Illinois actually requires schools to teach students about the LGBTQ community. | There are no laws that censor the LGBTQ community in Illinois. Illinois actually requires schools to teach students about the LGBTQ community. However, the city of Burbank has an ordinance that criminalizes "males to appear in any place in a dress not belonging to his sex". |
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| Sources | https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/four-states-now-require-schools-to-teach-lgbt-history/2019/08 | https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/four-states-now-require-schools-to-teach-lgbt-history/2019/08 https://library.municode.com/il/burbank/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=MUCO_CH9OFMIPR_ARTIINGE_S9-43OBCOINEX |
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| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There are no laws that censor the LGBTQ community in Illinois. Illinois actually requires schools to teach students about the LGBTQ community. |
| Sources | https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/four-states-now-require-schools-to-teach-lgbt-history/2019/08 |
Reports (1)
- Other "In my 16 years of life, I have never been formally taught in school about the LGBT community"