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MEDIA ADVISORY - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TRANSGENDER CIVIL RIGHTS IN ILLINOIS SUBJECT OF FOX 32 NEWS SPECIAL REPORT

Contact:
Miranda Stevens-Miller
It's Time, Illinois!
312-409-5489
ItsTimeIL@aol.com

P.O. Box 3932
Oak Park, IL 60303
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Chicago, IL --- January 25, 2000 ---- On February 7, Fox 32 Evening News will
present a special report on discrimination against transgender people in the
Chicago area. The segment will be shown during the regular 9:00 p.m. News on
Channel 32, WFLD in Chicago.

Special Projects Reporter Mark Saxenmeyer worked closely with It's Time,
Illinois (ITIL) during the taping of his special investigative report. The
focus of the report is rejection and conflict resolution, overcoming
adversity in dealing with discrimination.

Among the individuals interviewed are third year law student Elizabeth
Snyder; activist Rikki Swin; Ellie Altman, founder of Parents and Friends of
Transgender Children; Ean H. Behr, Board Member of ITIL; noted psychologist
and author Randi Ettner; and Miranda Stevens-Miller, Chair of ITIL

According to Stevens-Miller, this report is the first of its kind in the
Midwest. "Mr. Saxenmeyer and Fox 32 have tackled a difficult issue, and have
done so with fairness and sensitivity. I am sure that this will open many
eyes to the injustices which have remained hidden for far too long."

The timing of the report coincides with the push for HB474 in the Illinois
State Legislature. HB474 would add sexual orientation and gender identity to
the Illinois Human Rights Act. The Fox 32 report highlights the need for
such legislation.
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