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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 5d

Join us next Sun, Oct. 12th for a FREE day of community, joy, & belonging. We’re thrilled to share our schedule of events, packed with games, activities, speakers, & fun.

So bring your friends, family, and chosen family, and let’s make memories together!

www.transupfrontil.com/fieldday

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 9d

🌈✨ Happy LGBTQ+ History Month from Trans Up Front IL! ✨🌈
All month long we’ll be sharing trans historical facts to honor our past and uplift our community’s legacy. 💖

Follow along, learn with us, and celebrate the beauty of our community. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 15d

Are you getting excited about our upcoming field day? I know we are! Check out some of our wonderful sponsors!

Register for FREE today! www.transupfrontil.com/fieldday

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 16d

Get excited! Field day is only a couple weeks away! Be part of creating trans joy and become a sponsor.

Learn more at www.transupfrontil.com/sponsorfield...

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 17d

🚨 CALL TO ACTION: TODAY at 7pm! 🚨
Stand with TGNC youth & families in Marengo, IL against District 165’s plan to host anti-trans speaker Dr. Kathy Koch. The district paid for this event violating separation of church & state & the Illinois Human Rights Act.

✊ Show up. Speak out. Protect our youth.

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 18d

🍦✨ Join us TODAY, Monday Sept 22nd at Jeni’s Ice Cream in Andersonville to raise money for Trans Up Front! ✨🍦

Come grab a scoop, support TGNC youth & families, and be part of uplifting trans joy in our community. Every cone counts! 💜

📍 Jeni’s Andersonville
📅 3pm-6pm

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 18d

🌟 Call for Volunteers! 🌟

Joy is an act of resistance—help us build a day of community & trans joy at Fall into Fun: TGNC Family Field Day on Oct 12! 🍂

Volunteer for logistics, sports, art projects & more. Got an idea? We’d love to hear it!

👉 Sign up here: forms.gle/NVX8C7VeYcYk...

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 29d

We’re so excited to be in Decatur this weekend for Decatur Pridefest! 🎉
✨ Stop by our booth for:
📸 A fun photo booth
🎡 Trivia wheel prizes
📚 Resources + info
🛍️ Merch and more!

💜 We’re also looking for a few more volunteers—come be part of the TUF team!
Sign up here: forms.gle/7y5LHtQ9Nu2p...

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 29d

🚨 Only 4 days left! 🚨

Don’t miss your chance to apply for the TUF Ambassador Program with Trans Up Front IL! 🏳️‍⚧️ This is your opportunity to help shape programs, uplift your community, and be a voice for TGNC youth.

Apply now and join us in making a difference
👉 www.transupfrontil.com/tufambassador

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · Sep 7

🚨 Trump’s threats of “war” on Chicago endanger all families—especially immigrants, refugees, and TGNC youth. Trans Up Front stands united: every child and every family deserves safety and dignity. Protecting the most vulnerable is powerful resistance.

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · Sep 5

🍂✨ Fall into Fun: TGNC Family Field Day! ✨🍂

Join us for a FREE day of games, laughter, & community for transgender, nonbinary, & gender-nonconforming folks + families.

📅 Sun, Oct 12, 11am
📍 Madison Meadows Park, Lombard IL
💛 All ages welcome!

Register free ➡️ www.transupfrontil.com/fieldday

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · Jul 31

Across Illinois and the nation, trans youth are under attack.
Join us in our continued fight to protect trans youth lives!

✊🏽 Trans youth deserve care. ✊🏽 Trans youth deserve safety. ✊🏽 Trans youth deserve to live. ✊🏽 Trans healthcare is a human right.

mobilize.us/s/EbuDxk

Event flier with white background and trans flag smudge. Text says: "Unite for Trans Youth Lives Rally & Protest | Sunday, August 10 1PM, Federal Plaza, Chicago" with logos from Brave Space Alliance, CTC, Indivisible Chicago, and Trans Up Front IL

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · Jul 31

Looking for an awesome comedy event tomorrow night with funds raised going to support Trans Up Front?! Come hang out with us and see an amazing, inclusive, interpreted standup comedy showcase tomorrow at My Buddy's, 7pm!

www.exploretock.com/mybuddys/eve...

Event flier with brick background and spotlights. Text says: "Chuckles for Charity Standup Comedy Showcase Friday August 1st, 7PM" in neon light-looking text. "Benefiting Trans Up Front Illinois, Location My Buddy's Chicago, 4416 N Clark St. ASL Interpreted Show. Reservations available at MyBuddysChicago.com"

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · Jul 31

Last night, we had the deep honor of having our Executive Director, Asher McMaher, sitting in community with transgender and gender nonconforming individuals for a critical conversation following the State of Emergency for Transfemicide issued in Chicago.

www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...

A group of 7 diverse people inside of a park district meeting room. From the left: Asher McMaher, a transmasc nonbinary person with light skin, dark curly hair, wearing a Trans Up Front Shows Up shirt with flannel over, blue jeans, and grey shoes. Kelly Cassidy, a light skinned woman with light skin and her hair in a ponytail, wearing a pink buttonup, grey pants, and brown shoes. Next is an asian woman with grey hair, a tan suit coat over a fun stripy dress and sneakers. Next is a curley haired woman wearing all black with light skin. Next is Silas, a transmasc person with light skin and curly dark hair wearing a black and white striped button down, tan shorts, and using a mobility scooter. Next is a darker skinned woman with dark brown hair, a white suit, with a pink shirt and heels. Last is a black woman with braids or locs holding a blue folder, wearing a floral light colored dress, black sweater, and sneakers.

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · Jul 28

You can:

Sign up to volunteer: www.transupfrontil.com/takeaction
Join a committee: www.transupfrontil.com/committee
Support the work we do: www.transupfrontil.com/donate
AND join our mailing list to find out about more awesome events to attend: www.transupfrontil.com

Get Involved | Trans Up Front IL

www.transupfrontil.com

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · Jul 28

Trans Up Front deals with some pretty heavy things, especially right now, but we also know how to have FUN! Here's our Accessibility Advisory Board members, leadership, and volunteers at the Disability Pride Parade yesterday!

Do you want to get involved?

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · Jul 28

Interested in contributing to our accessibility fund specifically, donate here: givebutter.com/DPDayof

Disability Pride: Accessibility Fund

By Trans Up Front Illinois

givebutter.com

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · Jul 28

We had an AMAZING drag show with performers with disabilitiefor Disability Pride Month. We raised funds for our Accessibility Fund not just for Trans Up Front but for other organizations who need assistance making their work more accessible, whether it's ASL interpreters, using portable ramps, etc.

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · Jul 25

🥳📣 Looking for something fun to do in Chicago tomorrow? Come check us out in the Chicago Disability Pride Parade or show up early and come walk or ride with us! There'll also be a resource fair at the end.

For more details including route, go to disabilityprideparade.org

Event flier with multicolor confetti on a white background. In the center is a large blue circle outline with text inside saying "Sat. July 26, 2025 11 AM in the Loop | 22nd annual Chicago Disability Pride Parade | Celebrate ADA 35th Year! | Details at disabilityprideparade.org"

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · Jul 25

In one week, we have helped over 50 families secure new providers after rollbacks to gender-affirming care. We are continuing to provide rapid responses to anyone seeking help.

If you or someone you know needs help accessing gender-affirming care — we’re here for you.

📲 www.transupfrontil.com/gac

White background with a teal, pink and white flag that borders the side and bottom.

Text in black that says Gender Affirming Care is LIFESAVING.
We can help!

Do you need help navigating gender affirming care due to the ongoing recent roll backs in our hospital systems or don’t know where to go to get care?

TUF is working directly with medical providers to give direct referrals so no individuals or families are left behind.

on the bottom it says Contact us today!
www.transupfrontil.com/GAC

*Current response time is can be up to 72 hours. Please be patient as we navigate a high volume of requests

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · Jul 20

The sudden pulling of Gender Affirming Care for trans youth is incredibly dangerous and we are already seeing the devastating effects in the young people we work with.

If you know of a provider still working with trans youth, please send us a private message with their information!

Dark wood with teal border that says Gender-affirming care is supported by every major medical association in the United States. It is life-saving, developmentally appropriate, and most importantly, it works. The removal of these services at a major medical institution in a sanctuary state does not exist in a vacuum. It gives legitimacy to a dangerous and growing national movement to criminalize trans lives and erase trans futures. Without any advance notice or contingency plan, it leaves current patients and their families without access to ongoing treatment and prevents the continuation of care.

Dark wood border with teal with text that says Consistent with Illinois law, we call on The University of Chicago to immediately reinstate access to gender-affirming care for minors and uphold its responsibility as a medical and educational institution committed to ethical care.

Trans youth in Illinois deserve better. We will not stand by while their care is politicized, restricted, or erased. We are watching. We are organizing. And we will never stop fighting.

Dark wood background with teal border. Pink oval on top with black writing that says call to action in all caps with text Gender affirming care is rapidly disappearing for our youth. Our team is working around the clock to help youth & their families find care.

Do you know of a medical provider continuing to provide gender affirming care to minors anywhere in the state?
Please message us privately!

Do you need help navigating care?
Please contact us!

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · Jul 20

Trans Up Front's official statement condemning the University of Chicago's decision to end access to gender affirming care for trans and gender nonconforming youth.

Dark wood border with teal outline with text We are outraged and deeply disturbed by The University of Chicago’s decision to eliminate access to gender-affirming care for youth under the age of 19 effective immediately. This is not just a policy shift – it is a betrayal of Illinois’s values of equity, evidence-based medicine, and basic human dignity. It also goes against the Illinois Human Rights Act which prevents discrimination based on gender identity and was signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker in 2023 to protect Illinoisans’ rights to gender affirming care and reproductive care.

Dark wood with teal border with text Illinois is a sanctuary state and safe haven for trans people across the midwest. The University of Chicago’s decision undermines Illinois’s legislative commitment to preserve access to healthcare for trans youth. It sends a chilling message to trans youth, their families, and the providers who care for them that their existence, safety, and futures are negotiable.

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · Jul 20

Even in a sanctuary state, we're feeling direct impact of the anti-trans war being inflicted by the administration. Join us to fight back against the attacks on gender affirming medical care and mental health services. Join us to fight for trans youth.

Sunday, August 10, 1pm, Fedral Plaza, Chicago

Protest flier with dark grey crumpled paper background and two trans flag colored smudges. Text says "Unite for Trans Youth Lives | Fight back against attacks on gender affirming medical and mental health services | Sunday, August 10th 1pm | Federal Plaza, Chicago" Partnership logos on the bottom are for Chicago Therapy Collective, Brave Space Alliance, Trans Up Front Illinois, and Equality Illinois.

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · Jul 18

Stand Up! Speak Out! against the cruel cut of funding supporting crisis services for LGBTQ+ youth.

This is a call to organizers, advocates, allies, and everyone who refuses to sit quietly while LGBTQ+ youth are left without support.

ASL interpreters and accessibility considerations provided.

Event flier with white crumpled paper background. Text at the top and bottom fades from darker to light saying Protect LGBTQ+ Youth repeated. Center has icon of a phone rining and text saying "Stand up Speak out against the defunding of the LGBTQ+ Youth Crisis Services | Sunday, August 10 | Federal Plaza, 12PM. There are logos below that for Trans Up Front IL, Brave Space Alliance, and Chicago Therapy Collective

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · Jul 18

🎉 Join us on July 27th at 1 PM for a special Disability Pride Month Drag Up Front!

💥 Proceeds support accessibility services—for Trans Up Front and other organizations that need accessibility assistance!

🎟️ Registration required to attend:
www.transupfrontil.com/dragupfront

Event flier, top section has disability pride flag background with green, blue, white, yellow, and red stripes on a dark grey background with silhouette of a drag queen with big buns, long hair, sunglasses, a bra top, and gloves to her elbows looking sassy. Text says Drag Up Front! Disability Pride Edition in neon-like letters. Below in a dark grey box says Come celebrate disability pride with performers of all abilities and raise money for accessibility services! in white letters, to the right in a teal box with silhouette of a drag queen with long elegant hair, long earrings, a necklace, and an elegant dress. Text says My Buddy's 4416 N Clark Chicago, IL | Sunday, July 27th 1PM | 21+. In a teal box: Space is limited, reserve your spot! https://www.transupfrontil.com/dragupfront. In bottom section is the disability pride flag background with icon of a wheelchair user zooming and hands signing interpreter in ASL, text says Wheelchair Accessible | ASL Interpreted.

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