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

✨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 · 28/09/2026

✨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

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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 · 28/09/2026

October marks the start of both LGBTQIA+ History Month AND World Blindness Awareness Month! Join us in celebrating the amazing & diverse individuals that inhabit both communities!

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

🏫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. 🍎Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until funds are depleted so make sure to apply sooner than later!

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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

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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

✨September 26th & 27th✨ Visit our table at the Early to Bed Mini Maker's Market! Meet us at 5138 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60640 #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #humanrights #transupfront #advocacy #transkids #transyouth #protecttranskids #protecttransyouth

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

✨September 26th✨ Come say hi to us this weekend at Joliet PrideFest! (This event was rescheduled from last Saturday due to inclement weather) Meet us at 201 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, IL 60432

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

✨September 25th✨ Visit us at the Transgender Resource Fair at the Unitarian Universalist Church with Prairie Pride Coalition! 1613 E Emerson St., Bloomington, IL 61701

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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

✨September 19th✨ Come say hi to us this weekend at Joliet PrideFest! Meet us at 201 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, IL 60432

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

✨September 16th✨ 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 · 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

🍎Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until funds are depleted so make sure to apply sooner than later! We are here to support you! Apply today at: 🔗www.transupfrontil.com/safapplication

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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

✨September 12th✨ We're excited to visit all our friends at this year's Decatur Illinois Pride! Visit us at Fairview Park in Decatur!

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

✨September 10th✨ 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

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

✨September 9th✨ 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 · 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

Note: The quadruple donor match remains in place until the lovely Pop Up Karaoke team reaches $500!

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

Donate today: 🔗www.transupfrontil.com/saf

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

Simply DM Pop Up Karaoke your donation receipt and they'll match your donation up to $500! Our dollar for dollar match will end on September 7th, so share with a friend to help us support our students! 🏳️‍⚧️

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

Additionally, thanks to our friends @popupkaraoke we currently have a QUADRUPLE match for donations!

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

🏫100 Students access Gender Affirming gear ✏️80 Educators access affirming Educator Kits 🍎 5 diversity trainings to school staff.

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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

Can't donate? No problem! We appreciate every share, repost, and like you can give us furthers our reach to spread our message! Donate today! 🔗www.transupfrontil.com/saf

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

With $5,000 we can help: 🏫100 Students access Gender Affirming gear ✏️80 Educators access affirming Educator Kits 🍎 Provide 5 diversity trainings to school staff.

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

🎉Until September 7th, every dollar donated is doubled, meaning your generous donation will be doubled and sent out to students who need support in this back-to-school season.🎉

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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

✨September 4th✨ Join us as we table at Loaves and Witches! We can't wait to meet more of our community on the Northside! Come see us at 6034 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60660 from 10am to 2pm

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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

✨All Week✨ Our Student Affirmation Fund is still collecting donations until September 7th! Every donation is matched up to $10k! 🔗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

✨August 22nd✨ Come say hi at the very first Pekin Pridefest! Mineral Springs Park at the Steven D. Skinner Bandstand, Pekin, IL #transrights #transrightsarehumanrights #humanrights #transupfront #advocacy #transkids #transyouth #protecttranskids #protecttransyouth

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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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