Beth Plotner is currently serving her second term as Chair of It's Time, Illinois. She a practicing attorney in the Chicago area, and the only "out" transgendered attorney in Illinois. She is on several national boards including the Gay and Lesbian Bar Association, and the Family Pride Coalition. She has lobbied for transgender rights in both Springfield and Washington, D.C. Beth resides in the northwest suburbs of Chicago and is a devoted parent to her two sons.

Jan 2000 A Present from Vermont	Jan 2001 All Part of the Rainbow	Jan 2002 Hate is Still With Us
Feb 2000 An Important Election	Mar 2001 Springfield Lobby Day	Feb 2002 Another Year of Election Ads
Mar 2000 No Commas No Barriers	May 2001 Miles To Go	Mar 2002 Tip of the Iceberg
Apr 2000 A Letter to My State Rep	Jun 2001 Pride Month	Apr 2002 Rights? What Rights?
May 2000 Just Too Many Cases	Jul 2001 Closer	May 2002 It could happen here
Jun 2000 What Are We Proud Of?	Sep 2001 Good News	Jun 2002 C'mon Chicago, get on the bandwagon
Jul 2000 The Murder Of Pfc. Winchell	Nov 2001 But It's 2001...	Jul 2002 Let's keep it going
Aug 2000 Where are the Leaders?	Dec 2001 Have We Created Change?	Aug 2002 Show support of the LGB
Sep 2000 Be Prepared to Vote		Sep 2002 Why we need to change
Oct 2000 The Economics of Hate
Nov 2000 A Journey of a Thousand Steps
Dec 2000 A Sturdy Foundation