The Illinois Senate passed House Bill 2542, a measure that repeals and amends restrictions and outdated provisions contained in Illinois’ name change law - one of the most restrictive in the nation.

After three years of empty promises and ongoing harm to transgender people in the care of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) a federal court is being asked to find the Department in contempt for failing to provide necessary care for those who are suffering.

A transgender man from downstate Illinois filed charges of discrimination against Walmart after being denied services to cash a money order in two stores.

Cristina Nichole Iglesias will become the first person to receive gender-affirming surgery while in federal custody under a landmark settlement agreement approved on Tuesday by a federal court in Illinois.

For the first time in its history, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has been ordered to immediately secure a qualified surgeon so that a transgender prisoner, Cristina Nichole Iglesias, can receive gender-affirming surgery.

In a unanimous decision issued late last month, the Illinois Human Rights Commission confirmed that excluding gender-affirming care from employee insurance plans violates Illinois’ civil rights laws, including protections for gender identity.

On Tuesday, attorneys for Cristina Nichole Iglesias filed a response to the federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) decision to approve Ms. Iglesias for gender-affirming surgery—but delay referring her to a surgeon for an initial consultation until mid-April 2022 at the earliest.

The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) failed to confirm they have approved Cristina Nichole Iglesias for gender-affirming surgery by the Wednesday court-ordered deadline, suggesting that BOP has again denied her the care she needs.

For the first time ever, a federal court has ordered the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to evaluate a transgender woman for gender-affirming surgery.