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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 28/09/2026

🏳️‍⚧️Where will we be this week from 9/28 to 10/4?🏳️‍⚧️ ✨September 30th✨ Our Grant Committee is meeting! Want to join our Grant Committee? 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/committee

A black background with grey distressing. On the left side, there is sideways pink font stating, THIS WEEK" To the right of this on top, there is font that states, "@ TRANS UP FRONT" in the trans flag color pattern (teal, white, pink). Below this, there are teal lines with a four pointed star on the end (left). These lines create sections where pink font reads dates/events. The events are as follows, "🏳️‍⚧️Where will we be this week from 9/28 to 10/4?🏳️‍⚧️

✨September 30th✨
Our Grant Committee is meeting!
Want to join our Grant Committee?
🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/committee

✨October 1st✨
Join us for our monthly TUF C.H.A.T., a peer-led support group for parents and caregivers across Illinois.

Interested in registering for this support group?
🔗http://www.transupfrontil.com/supportgroups

✨October 3rd✨
Find us tabling at the Egyptian Theatre this weekend at their annual Spooky Shop & Show fundraiser!
135 N 2nd St, DeKalb, IL 60115

Come say hi at our table at Metro East Pridefest this weekend!
Veterans Memorial Fountain and Main St, Belleville, IL"

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 25/09/2026

📖Attention students! Applications for our Student Affirmation Fund are open! Looking for gender affirming gear? A new haircut for school? We are here to support you! Apply today at: 🔗www.transupfrontil.com/safapplication

"Are you...a transgender or gender non-conforming student? Living in Illinois? in grades 8th-12th? Then you qualify! We want YOU to get access to Gender affirming gear, gender affirming haircuts, support for your GSA, and more... Apply today! www.transupfrontil.com/safapplication

Want one of our new Raygun shirts? rayguncustom.com/collections/trans-up-front-illinois"

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 22/09/2026

Want to support your community? Vote! 🗳️ Every vote matters & as the Midterm Elections approach, we want to remind all our TGNC youth & young adults new to the voting world that, yes, your vote matters too! Nothing says community-oriented quite like using your voice and voting!🥳

"What's the easiest way to support your community? Vote!

9.24 Early voting opens (Mail & In-Person)
10.6 Paper Voter Registration Deadline
10.18 Online Voter Registration Deadline
10.29 Last Day Mail-in Applications can be received
11.3 Election Day!"

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 21/09/2026

🏳️‍⚧️Where will we be this week from 9/21 to 9/27?🏳️‍⚧️ ✨September 23rd✨ Our Policy & Research Committee is meeting! Want to join our Policy & Research Committee? 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/committee

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 15/09/2026

During Latine Heritage Month, we honor the generations of Latine people who have shaped our communities, movements, and cultures, and uplift trans and gender-expansive Latine people who have always been part of trans history.

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 14/09/2026

🏳️‍⚧️Where will we be this week from 9/14 to 9/20?🏳️‍⚧️ ✨September 14th✨ Our Policy & Research Committee is meeting! Want to join our Policy & Research Committee? 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/committee

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 10/09/2026

📖Attention students! We are so excited to announce our Student Affirmation Fund distributions are ready to be sent out! 🏫We at Trans Up Front understand the hardships that come with trying to obtain gender affirming gear & want to ease the struggle for you this back-to-school season.

"Need some support for the upcoming school year? Applications open today! Find out if you're eligible today!"

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 07/09/2026

With your help, we've officially reached our goal of $10,000 raised for TGNC students in Illinois, but it doesn't end here! Our dollar for dollar match doesn't close until TONIGHT at 11:59pm. We are using our final hours to reach for $15,000 raised, to ensure we reach every student possible!

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 07/09/2026

🏳️‍⚧️Where will we be this week from 9/7 to 9/13?🏳️‍⚧️ ✨September 8th✨ Our Policy & Research Committee is meeting! Want to join our Policy & Research Committee? 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/committee

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 03/09/2026

🎉We have officially passed the halfway line of our fundraiser! Thanks to all of your help sharing and donating, we can now provide:

"We raised $5590, these funds allow us to help 100 students, 80 educators, & provide 5 diversity trainings. We are officially at 55% of our goal! With our dollar for dollar match, your donation can provide double the assistance! Join us in supporting TGNC students statewide!, www.transupfrontil.com/saf"

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 02/09/2026

🎉We are officially 35% of the way to our goal and $1440 away from supporting 100 students get access to Gender Affirming gear! 🎉

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 31/08/2026

🏳️‍⚧️Where will we be this week from 8/31 to 9/6?🏳️‍⚧️ ✨September 3rd✨ We're fundraising at Rattleback Records this week to raise money for our Student Affirmation Fund! Looking for an activity to support trans youth and trans musicians? This is for you! Meet us at noon! 💿

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 31/08/2026

🎾It's the final day of Trans History Month! To close the month out, we want to remind everyone that TGNC people in sports is not a new concept! Trans folk have always, and will always, exist in sports!🎾 #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #transyouth #protecttranskids #protecttransyouth

Trans history month fact of the day, Renee Richards is the first trans woman to play in a professional tennis tournament and is one of the first openly trans professional athletes in the world. She's also an ophthalmologist!

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 27/08/2026

Our Educator Program is just one of the resources we'll be supplying with the Student Affirmation Fund! 🍎 If we reach our goal of: $5k/80 TUF Educator Kits $10k/100 Educator Kits $20k/100 Educator Kits Want us to send more? The more donations the more we can give back!🔗www.transupfrontil.com/saf

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 24/08/2026

🏳️‍⚧️Where will we be this week from 8/24 to 8/30?🏳️‍⚧️ ✨August 26th✨ Our Policy & Research Committee is meeting! Want to join our Policy & Research Committee? 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/committee

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 24/08/2026

Today we celebrate Marsha P. Johnson, a key figurehead in the fight for trans liberation. Her life's work set us all on the path to fight for our rights today! 🏳️‍⚧️

Happy Birthday Marsha P. Johnson LGBTQ+ activist and trans icon.

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 21/08/2026

We are so excited to announce our partnership with Trans Essentials (Early to Bed) for this fundraiser! 50% of proceeds raised will be used to purchase TGNC students gender affirming gear from Trans Essential's store! Donate & support a student today! 🔗www.transupfrontil.com/saf #transrights

"Protect Trans Students" www.transupfrontil.com/saf, Trans Up Front, Trans Essentials

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 20/08/2026

Though the word intersex wasn't coined until the early 1900's, intersex individuals have existed throughout human history! From medieval warriors to Olympic athletes, intersex individuals have always and will always be there making waves! 🛡️

Teal background with two polaroid photos of ancient artifacts. Font states, "Trans history month, fact of the day, A burial of a medieval intersex warriors was discovered in Finland in 1968. Researchers later found that the warrior likely identified as non-binary and was highly respected! That's a 1,000 year-old grave!"

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 17/08/2026

🏳️‍⚧️Where will we be this week from 8/17 to 8/23?🏳️‍⚧️ ✨August 20th✨ Our Events, Fundraising & Outreach Committee is meeting! Want to join our Events, Fundraising & Outreach Committee? 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/committee

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 14/08/2026

Every piece of gear given to students, is a tool, lifeline, & support system for them. This fundraiser is searching to support students in the back to school season and beyond to ensure their school experience is safe and affirming! Donate today: 🔗www.transupfrontil.com/saf

Graph paper with polaroids on it. Text reads, "Gender Affirming Gear helps students feel more confident, affirmed, & themselves in...in public speaking...in sports...and so much more! www.transupfrontil.com/saf"

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 14/08/2026

Black trans women have always lead the charge in firsts for our community! This month is all about remembering and honoring the people who came before us and created our path forward!🏳️‍⚧️ #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #humanrights #transkids #transyouth #protecttranskids #protecttransyouth

Pink background with a polaroid photo of ancient sculptures of Frances Thompson. Font states, "The first trans woman to testify before a congressional committee in the United States did so in 1866! Frances Thompson - 1840-1876"

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 10/08/2026

Join us on Thursday, August 20th at 6:30 pm to learn all about gender plans and how to build a safe and affirming environment in your student's school. Register at transupfrontil.com/genderplans

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 10/08/2026

Curious what the money raised will go? Let us tell you! 🏳️‍⚧️ For each tier we reach, more resources can be sent out to our TGNC youth & affirming schools and educators. 🏫 #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #humanrights #transkids #transyouth #protecttranskids #protecttransyouth

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 10/08/2026

🏳️‍⚧️Where will we be this week from 8/10 to 8/16?🏳️‍⚧️ ✨August 10th✨ Our Policy & Research Committee is meeting! Want to join our Policy & Research Committee? 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/committee

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 07/08/2026

Registration for playOUT!'s Project Vox is closing tomorrow! If you haven't signed up yet, now is your chance! Are you: TGNC🏳️‍⚧️ Art Lover 🎨 In 9th-12th grade during the 26/27 school year 🏫 Register today! 🔗https://tinyurl.com/v9ewybk9

White background with grunge overlay, playOUT! & Trans Up Front logos on top, below there is text that reads, "Last Day to Register, https://tinyurl.com/v9ewybk9, For TGNC youth looking to contribute to the creation of a new musical piece centering TGNC voices/stories!"

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 06/08/2026

August is Trans History Month! Our history starts so much earlier than people assume, and this month is a time to recognize that. A world with no trans people has never, and will never exist! 🏳️‍⚧️

Teal background with two polaroid photos of ancient sculptures of trans-individuals. Font states, "Trans history month, fact of the day, Did you know some of the earliest documentation of trans existence dates back to the Neolithic Era & the Bronze Age? That's more than 12,000 years ago!"

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 05/08/2026

🏳️‍⚧️Join us in the fight for safe, affirming school settings for our trans and gender non-conforming students!🏳️‍⚧️ 📚Every dollar donated doubles, meaning we can reach even more students and support even more schools in their work to make every space a safe space for TGNC students. 📚

Grid paper with grey sketches throughout, text reads: "Double your impact. Dollar for dollar, any donations made to the Student Affirmation Fund will be matched up to $10,000! www.transupfrontil.com/saf

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 04/08/2026

We have something exciting in the works, and we need your help! Today is the launch day of our Student Affirmation Fund, a month long fundraising campaign dedicated to TGNC students! 🍏

Grid paper with school supplies and light sketches. Words state, "Student Affirmation Fund"

Grid paper with school supplies and light sketches. Words state, "What is it? The Student Affirmation Fund is a fundraising initiative that will be used to support TGNC students in the back to school season! How does it help? From free gender affirming gear & haircuts to free diversity trainings for your school, this fund will be utilized to assist TGNC youth to ensure their school experience is as uplifting, affirming, and safe as possible."

Grid paper with school supplies and light sketches. Words state, "How can I donate? One of the most exciting parts of this initiative is that we have a 10,000 dollar match! This means that for every dollar you donate, it's matched! This match will allow us to maximize the amount of youth reached throughout the state possible. To donate: www.transupfrontil.com/saf What if I can't donate? If you can't donate today, no problem! You can share this campaign with your friends, family, social media following, and more! www.transupfrontil.com/saf

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 03/08/2026

🏳️‍⚧️Where will we be this week from 7/27 to 8/2?🏳️‍⚧️ ✨August 5th✨ Our Grant Committee is meeting! Want to join our Grant Committee? 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/committee

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 27/07/2026

Yesterday, July 26th, signified the 36th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act! The rights protected in this act are rights we strive to protect in every action, event, and rally we produce. ♿

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 27/07/2026

🏳️‍⚧️Where will we be this week from 7/27 to 8/2?🏳️‍⚧️ ✨July 29th✨ Our Survey Working Group is meeting! Want to join our Survey Working Group? 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/committee

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 20/07/2026

🏳️‍⚧️Where will we be this week from 7/20 to 7/26?🏳️‍⚧️ ✨July 22nd✨ Our Research & Policy Committee is meeting! Want to join our Policy & Research Committee? 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/committee

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 16/07/2026

Happy International Drag Day from Trans Up Front! Drag has always been and always will be for every body & identity! #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #humanrights #transupfront #advocacy #transkids #transyouth #protecttranskids #protecttransyouth

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 14/07/2026

We want to wish you all a happy kick-off day to Nonbinary Awareness Week and a happy International Non-Binary People's Day!

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 13/07/2026

🏳️‍⚧️Where will we be this week from 7/13 to 7/19?🏳️‍⚧️ ✨July 14th✨ Our Research & Survey Committee is meeting! Want to join our Policy & Research Committee? 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/committee

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 12/07/2026

☀️ Join us for Out and About at the Lake TOMORROW at Montrose Beach! Join us as we say trans kids belong in sports with a pep rally and activities for a day of trans joy, connection, and community. FREE, family-friendly, and affirming. 🏖️🌈 12:30–4:30 PM. www.transupfrontil.com/outandabout

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 09/07/2026

We're so excited to announce the first of many speakers for this weekend's "Trans Kids Belong in Sports" HECOX & BPJ Rally before our beach & sport activities! ⚽ 🏳️‍⚧️Registration encourages but not required! Just bring yourself and your joy! 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/registerbeachday

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 08/07/2026

What are you packing for this weekend? We're getting prepped for a day of resilience, joy, and relaxation! 🏖️ #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #humanrights #transupfront #advocacy #transkids #transyouth #protecttranskids #protecttransyouth

A beach background, in the center there is a tote bag surrounded by items and teal text boxes. The text reads, "What's in my bag? Trans Up Front Beach day and Pep Rally Edition. Trans Up Front fan to beat the heat! Swimsuit for the beach. Gym shoes for beach soccer from Queer Soccer Club and an obstacle course from Queer Kickboxing Club. Tote bag from Foursided (an official beach day sponsor). Mat for yoga class by Flannel Yoga and Pilates by Rogers Park Moves."

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 08/07/2026

A white background with teal text boxes and sports organizational logo. Text reads, "Trans Up Front Out and About at the Lake, Pep Rally + Beach Day, Featuring an obstacle course from Queer Kickboxing Club and Viking Muy Thai, Sunday, July 12th, Montrose Beach, 12:30PM - 4:30PM"

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 07/07/2026

A huge thanks to our sponsors as we approach our second annual beach day! 🏳️‍⚧️Want to sponsor this event? Find out how below! 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/sponsorbeachday

A beach background, there is a wooden sign in the lower left corner that says beach. In the middle there is large text that says, "Thank you to our sponsors!" Across the top of the picture the host organizations are listed: Trans Up Front, PHIMC, Equality Illinois, the sponsors are listed as, "Lambda Legal & Foursided"

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 07/07/2026

We're so excited to announce the first of many speakers for this weekend's "Trans Kids Belong in Sports" HECOX & BPJ Rally before our beach & sport activities! ⚽ 🏳️‍⚧️Registration is free! Just bring yourself and your joy! 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/registerbeachday

A black background with teal squiggles covered in a grunge overlay. There is a polaroid in the center with a picture of Kevin Morrison, the text reads, "Out & About at the Lake, Meet Our Speakers, Kevin Morrison, Cook County Commissioner"

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 06/07/2026

🏳️‍⚧️Where will we be this week from 7/6 to 7/12?🏳️‍⚧️ ✨July 8th✨ Our TUF Educators are meeting this Wednesday! Want to become a TUF Educator? 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/tufeducators

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 02/07/2026

Every commission begins with a voice 🎙️ We are so excited to announce our partnership with playOUT! to support TGNC youth in the arts! 🎶 #LGBTQArts #QueerArts #NewMusic #ClassicalMusic #AmplifyQueerVoices #ChicagoArts #ComingSoon

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 01/07/2026

In light of the most recent SCOTUS decision, we want to remind our community we are not going anywhere! 🏳️‍⚧️ Join us next weekend as we come together in collaboration with Equality Illinois & PHIMC for a day of resistance, joy, & community. 🔗Register for free! www.transupfrontil.com/outandabout

Shame on you SCOTUS: Trans Students Belong in Sports

Trans Up Front deplores yesterday's Supreme Court decision on transgender athletes participating in school sports. It is painful for many transgender and gender-nonconforming young people, families, and allies. Yesterday’s ruling focused on transgender women and girls but has the potential to affect all transgender and gender non-conforming athletes.

In West Virginia v. B.P.J. / Little v. Hecox, the Court said states are permitted to restrict girls’ and womens’ school sports teams to cisgender athletes without violating Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause. This is a serious setback. It gives states more legal room to exclude transgender girls and women from school sports.

But the Court did NOT say every school must exclude transgender athletes. That matters. States, schools, and communities still have choices, especially here in Illinois, where state law, school policy, privacy protections, and community support remain important.

This ruling also makes future legal challenges against the discrimination of transgender athletes in sports harder. Rulings like this have increasingly led to witch hunts and invasive 'sex testing' of all girls and women in sports, not just transgender players. With this ruling individual schools are given permission, with the backing of the Supreme Court, to continue invasive discriminatory practices that impact all student athletes while specifically discriminating against transgender athletes.

The work now has to be practical. Since 2020, 27 states have banned transgender women and girls from playing school sports. In the state of Illinois, the Illinois Human Rights Act and the Illinois State Board of Education provide protections for students. Students should know their school policies, save records if something happens, and reach out to someone they trust early. Parents, teachers, coaches, and allies should protect student privacy, use the right names and pronouns, take bullying seriously, show up at school-board meetings, and correct misinformation when they hear it. If you need support, Trans Up Front provides free advocacy services for any family in need.

This decision makes the work harder. It does not make you less worth fighting for. Stand with us and trans student athletes across the country on July 12th from 12:30p-4:30p in partnership with Equality IL and PHIMC on Montrose beach for a day of community where we say, loudly, “Trans students belong in sports.”

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 01/07/2026

Happy Disability Pride Month from Trans Up Front! Trans Up Front will always ensure to the best of our ability that our events are accessible for every person in attendance. Every identity deserves respect and access to community!

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 30/06/2026

We will not allow this administrations alienation of our kiddos take away their joy & athletic existence! 🏳️‍⚧️Registration is free! Just bring yourself and your joy! 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/registerbeachday

First: Trans Kids Belong in Sports!
Hecox & BPJ

Then:
Out + About at the Lake: TGNC Family Beach Day

Montrose Beach
Sunday July 12th
12:30PM - 4:30PM

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 22/06/2026

🏳️‍⚧️Where will we be this week from 6/22 to 6/28?🏳️‍⚧️ ✨June 24th✨ Pride in Practice: A Training Series for Affirming Care & Community Support Register for free today! 🔗https://www.transupfrontil.com/junetrainingsregistration

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Trans Up Front @transupfrontil.com · 22/06/2026

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Up Front and PHUMC 🏳️‍🌈 are proud to partner throughout the month of June to provide education and cultural competency training for medical and mental health providers, as well as community members.

June 24th (12PM-1:30PM): Allyship Through the Lens of
Harm Reduction

This training examines allyship
through a harm reduction
framework, emphasizing practical approaches to reducing stigma, increasing safety, and supporting autonomy within TGD/LGBTQ+ communities. Participants will explore how systems, language, and interpersonal interactions can either create harm or foster affirming, supportive environments.

June 25th (1PM-2:30PM): Understanding the Rapidly
Changing Legislative Landscape Impacting TGD/LGBTQ+ Communities

This session provides an overview
of current legislative trends
affecting TGD/LGBTQ+ individuals at the state and national levels. Participants will learn how changing policies impact healthcare access, education, public services, and community safety, while also identifying strategies for responding to and navigating these ongoing changes.

June 29th (10AM-11:30AM): Navigation, Resources, and Community Supports for TGD/LGBTQ+ Individuals

This training offers an overview of
affirming resources, referral
pathways, and support systems available to TGD/LGBTQ+ individuals and families. Participants will strengthen their ability to connect community members to healthcare, legal support, crisis response, housing, mental health services, and other essential resources.

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