It's Time Illinois
Photo Album
2002





  

 

 Images from Lobby Day in Springfield Illinois, April 10, 2002

There were 11 members of It's Time Illinois among the several hundred GLBT activists from all over the State of Illinois who participated in Equality Illinois' Lobby Day 2002. Top row left: Lisa Scheps, Marsha Jackson, Beth Plotner, Toni Monzo, and Julie Ann Johnson. Top row right: Julie Ann with Rachel Johanssen. Middle row left: Rick Garcia, Political Director of Equality Illinois, with Julie Ann Johnson. Bottom row right: Ellen Meyers, Chair of Equality Illinois, gives Lorrainne Sade Baskerville a few pointers. Bottom row middle: Beth, Marsha, and Toni planning their lobbying strategy. Bottom row right: Rick, Julie and Lisa.

It's Time Illinois was out and proud at the 2002 Chicago Pride Parade on June 30 and at the Dyke March on June 29

Carrying the banner at the Pride Parade are (from left): Beth Plotner, Barbara Beers, Miranda Stevens-Miller, and Marsha Jackson. Julie Ann Johnson is behind Marsha. (photos by Carole Abrams)

Driving the It's Time truck is Toni Monzo. The signs were contributed by Julie Ann Johnson.

The following are images of supporters of the Gender Identity Amendment (captured by Jason Smith, photographer for the Chicago Free Press)

Top row (left): Carrying the banner at the Chicago Dyke March are Robert Castillo (2002 recipient of the It's Time Illinois Rainbow Award), Beth Plotner, Julie Kruse (Governor's Commission on the Status of Women, Attorney Joey Mogul and Miranda Stevens-Miller. Wearing "I Support the Gender Identity Amendment" stickers are: (top right) Carl McDowell and Don Nowotny, Superintendent Streets and Sanitation; (2nd row left) Dorothy Tanner, long-time activist and Gay Olympian; (2nd row right) Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky; (3rd row left) Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White; (3rd row right) State Senator Lisa Madigan, Candidate for Illinois Attorney General, with entourage carrying Support the Gender Identity Amendment sign; (4th row left) Illinois State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka; (4th row right) Trans Youth supporting the Gender Identity Amendment.