Monday, February 17 - Ask Reps to Hold the Line on Wednesday / Fight for Trans Healthcare / Equality for Every Family Act
ICA Action: Ask Reps to Hold the Line on Wednesday
We demand our Representatives stand firm and reject any funding bill that bails out Republicans. This isn’t normal politics; it harms everyone but the wealthiest. Trump is violating the Constitution by shutting down USAID, CFPB, and federal funding, while giving an unelected billionaire access to the Treasury to push Project 2025. His policies demonize immigrants, deny transgender care, and target DEI initiatives. This is a coup.
This week, we're calling on our Representatives to:
Vote against funding bills lacking protections against the Trump-Musk financial coup and that cut spending for billionaire tax breaks.
Use their leverage to expose GOP complicity with this coup.
On Wednesday, join Indivisible Chicago as we rally outside our Congresspeople’s offices!
👉 Find your nearest event here, then check out what else you can do to pressure your Rep!
ICA Action: Continue to Fight for Trans Healthcare
Thank you to everyone who showed up this weekend at Lurie Children's Hospital to protest their decision to reduce access to healthcare for trans youth.
👉 Here's how you can continue the fight for trans healthcare:
Call Patient Relations at (312) 227-4940 and ask what they are doing to follow the directive of the Illinois Attorney General and provide life-saving and affirming surgical care to their transgender patients.
Email CEO Tom Shanley at tshanley@luriechildrens.org and ask when he is going to follow the directive of the Illinois Attorney General and provide life-saving and affirming surgical care to transgender patients.
Partner Action: Equality for Every Family Act
We're urging our Illinois Reps to support and co-sponsor the Equality for Every Family Act (SB 2507 and HB 2683) sponsored by President Harmon and Rep. Katz Muhl.
At a time when the federal administration is attacking LGBTQ+ families, Illinois laws have not kept pace to ensure equality and protection for our state’s diverse families. That’s why the Equality for Every Family Act is critical. The legislation will update our state’s laws to clarify who can be a parent and how to establish parentage.
This legislation:
Clarifies parentage for children born through assisted reproduction
Sets clear standards for surrogacy; Promotes equality for LGBTQ+ families in establishing parentage
Provides courts with clear guidelines to resolve parentage disputes
Reduces unnecessary litigation and ensures consistency in family law.
👉 Urge your Illinois Reps to support the Equality for Every Family Act.
Action via Equality Illinois
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