Hate crimes are illegal in America, so why do they keep happening? Far too many members of the LGBT community in Chicago, Illinois, ask themselves this question every day. They face discrimination, harassment and violence at a rate that other American citizens rarely...
Month: April 2021
Should I file for divorce now or later?
Layoffs, shutdowns, reduced work hours and childcare challenges have affected nearly everyone’s lives over the past year due to the pandemic. For couples already experiencing marital difficulties when the stay-at-home orders began, life became even more complicated....
Could legal equality be on the way for the LGBTQ community?
Society has largely gained a better understanding of LGBTQ issues -- including the fact that membership in that class is not a “lifestyle” or a “choice.” Gender-identity is not purely binary nor fixed by outward sexual characteristics and -- just like sexual...
Recursos para los sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica en Chicago
Si usted está pasando por una situación de abuso doméstico, puede acceder a asistencia marcando al 1.877.863.6338 y texto teléfono para personas con impedimentos auditivos (TTY) al 1.877.863.6339. Esta línea (enlace en inglés) es: Confidencial Multilingüe Gratuita...
Could children benefit from their parents divorcing?
When people talk about the effects of divorce on children, the focus is almost always on the negative. Children might lash out, develop anxiety, become alienated from their parents or start struggling at school. However, those short-term hiccups in happiness and...
LGBTQ discrimination impacts a quarter of the population group
In many ways, such as the widespread legalization of same-sex marriage, it is clear that the United States is growing more accommodating to the LGBTQ community. However, it’s also obvious that not everyone in the country is on board with these changes, and LGBTQ...
