In more than 16 years in the Illinois House, Greg Harris sponsored legislation that changed the lives of many members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Before he became one of the first openly gay lawmakers in Illinois and the first openly gay man to hold a leadership post in the Illinois House, he was also chief of staff to former Chicago Ald. Mary Ann Smith .
Among many issues, Harris championed in his long career as a trailblazer. Before he retired early this year, Harris was the Illinois House Majority Leader, the highest-ranking openly gay public official in Illinois history. "There was always these two lives — my life as a gay person, and then the life I felt like I was being forced to present to my family, and classmates, and the outside world," He said. "What do I do to gain acceptance with this group, especially when I sort of deep down, I thought being gay is this horrible secret that I needed to keep," He said.
The AIDS epidemic was ravaging the gay community. Harris wanted to serve. He and his friends founded Open Hand Chicago. They cooked and delivered meals for those with AIDS, and provided companionship for many who had been shunned. "I introduced a bill when I first got in. So that was 2006. It was seven years of fighting," He said."Seven years of constant fighting with allies across the state to change the hearts and minds of a enough people to pass marriage equality."
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