Chicago, IL – Illinois same-sex marriage advocates have until May 31 to pass the “Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act.” If the bill fails to pass before May 31, it may be months before it gets approved. Jim Bennett, Midwest regional director for Lambda Legal says, “I have absolutely no doubt we’re going to be done with this by May 31 – I believe that this bill is going to pass.” While he didn’t give an exact count, Bennett did say that the bill could be called and passed any day now. Policy adviser for The Civil Rights agenda, Rick Garcia, said he thinks the bill has the required 60 votes. Garcia stated, “I believe we’re there. The cake is baked, we’re waiting  for the icing.” If the bill isn’t passed soon, Garcia is worried that the delay will give anti-gay organizations time to oppose the issue in numbers.