Amongst the steady blare of car horns in support and occasional obscene gestures in derision, 10 men from the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) protested against gay marriage Friday afternoon at the intersection of Rand and Dundee Roads in Palatine.
The group drove 800 miles from York, Pa., to stage several protests across Illinois this week following the state’s adoption of a civil union law, which went into effect on June 1 of this year, allowing same-sex couples many of the same legal protections as marriage.
After its enactment, 1,399 couples were issued civil union licenses in Lake, Cook, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties in June and July.
Full Story from the Daily Herald
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