Gov. signs 3 trans rights bills into law & then marches in Pride parade

[Jessica_Rose ✅]

Gov. signs 3 trans rights bills into law & then marches in Pride parade that afternoon

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/gov-signs-3-trans-rights-bills-into-law-then-marches-in-pride-parade-that-afternoon/ 🔗

Molly Sprayregen (29 June 2026)

On Sunday, just hours before he marched in the Chicago Pride Parade, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) signed three trans rights bills into law.

HB 5095 solidifies the process for trans people to correct the gender marker on their IDs to male, female, or X. HB 5492 mandates that insurance companies cover up to a 6-month supply of prescribed hormone therapy, as well as "the necessary supplies for self-administration." Both laws take effect on January 1, 2027.

HB 4834 updates the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program (ILPMP) to remove testosterone and prohibit the addition of estrogen, mifepristone, and misoprostol. The law, effective immediately, will prevent the database, which is used to prevent certain drugs from being overprescribed, from being abused to prevent folks from obtaining gender-affirming and reproductive health care.

"Today, I'm proud to sign landmark legislation expanding on my administration's work to make Illinois a safe, empowering, and inclusive place for the LGBTQ+ community," Pritzker wrote on social media. "With my signature, we are a few steps closer to a state where all can live their lives without fear of hate."

Pritzker then posted a video of himself touting the bills as he prepared to march in Chicago's Pride Parade. "It's very important to me that we have a state that stands up and protects the people who live here," he said. "So I'm very happy, very proud, frankly, to live in the state of Illinois. I hope you are, too."

[Devlyn ✅]

Pritzker
Really
Is in
The
Zone
Keeping
Everyone
Real

[Courtney G]

Every time I see one of these headlines, where a politician supports trans people - or any people - I think "why are so many people I know maga? Why do I have trans friends who are maga? Why won't they denounce trumpism?"