Transgender female student who testified in opposition to adoption of transgender bathroom ban policy at Jordan School District board meeting in September 2023.
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Take action to support transgender and gender-expansive communities! (watch this website at the beginning of 2025) - Hilary Cass: Gender Villain
Leader of the group that wrote the Cass Review, an evaluation of evidence on puberty blockers commissioned by the United… Read more: Hilary Cass: Gender Villain - Opinion: Washington Post Editorial Board Misleadingly Attacks Care Of Trans Youth
Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, December 16, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Opinion:… Read more: Opinion: Washington Post Editorial Board Misleadingly Attacks Care Of Trans Youth - Gender JargonUnder construction… your suggestions welcome! Term Definition / Improvement TERF trans-excluding radical feminist transition-affirming gender-affirming or gender-confirming See also: Right-Wing… Read more: Gender Jargon
- Aaron Baer: Gender Villain
President of the Center for Christian Virtue who promotes transphobic legislation in the state of Ohio. - Donald Trump: Gender Villain
Virulently transphobic former U.S. President and current Republican candidate for U.S. President. - Jonathan Skrmetti: Gender Villain
Attorney General of U.S. state of Tennessee who required Vanderbilt University to provide names and details of treatment for transgender… Read more: Jonathan Skrmetti: Gender Villain - Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students
Rating: Trans supportive neutral phobic, The Associated Press, November 27, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action… Read more: Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students - Nancy Mace: Gender Villain
U.S. Representative from state of South Carolina who proposed a bathroom ban for transgender people working at or visiting the… Read more: Nancy Mace: Gender Villain - Gender Waffler: Mike DeWine
Republican Governor of U.S. state of Ohio who vetoed legislation banning gender-affirming care for youth, although the legislature later overturned… Read more: Gender Waffler: Mike DeWine - Melissa Moschella: Gender Villain
A professor of the practice in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute for Church Life who spoke… Read more: Melissa Moschella: Gender Villain - Federalist Society: Gender Villain
Conservative organization that holds anti-transgender conferences. - Barbara Comstock: Gender Hero
Former U.S. state of Virginia Representative who is an anti-Trump Republican that opposes Tennessee’s law banning puberty blockers for transgender… Read more: Barbara Comstock: Gender Hero - Supreme Court’s transgender care fight creates conservative ‘reckoning’ over parental rightsRating: Transneutral, CNN, November 27, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Supreme Court’s transgender care… Read more: Supreme Court’s transgender care fight creates conservative ‘reckoning’ over parental rights
- Brandy Livingston: Gender HeroTransgender woman who filed discrimination lawsuit against Hooters in upstate New York, USA.
- Transgender woman accuses Hooters of sex-based discrimination for refusing to hire her
Rating: Transneutral, Fox News, November 3, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender woman accuses… Read more: Transgender woman accuses Hooters of sex-based discrimination for refusing to hire her - In a Red Pennsylvania District, a Grieving Father Runs on Transgender RightsRating: Transsupportive, Mother Jones, November 2, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary In a Red… Read more: In a Red Pennsylvania District, a Grieving Father Runs on Transgender Rights
- Female athletes anxiously await Supreme Court decision to take up transgender participation in women’s sports
Rating: Transphobic, Fox News, November 2, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Female… Read more: Female athletes anxiously await Supreme Court decision to take up transgender participation in women’s sports - Election fact check: Trump, Harris on transgender issues
Rating: Transneutral, ABC News, November 1, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Election… Read more: Election fact check: Trump, Harris on transgender issues - Germany’s transgender rights law to take effect
Rating: Transsupportive, Deutsche Welle, October 27, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive 1) (Video archive 2) (Video archive 3)… Read more: Germany’s transgender rights law to take effect - Mike Lee: Gender Villain
Republican Senator from U.S. state of Utah who co-introduced transphobic legislation with Ted Cruz to make schools allowing transgender women… Read more: Mike Lee: Gender Villain - CeCé Telfer: Gender Hero
Jamaican-born sprinter who was the first out transgender woman to win an NCAA title. - Oregon school district calls on Cruz to take down transgender adsRating: Trans supportive neutral phobic, The Hill, October 24, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary… Read more: Oregon school district calls on Cruz to take down transgender ads
- Riley Gaines: Gender Villain
Swimmer from U.S. state of Kentucky who fights to prevent transgender people from competing in sports based on their gender… Read more: Riley Gaines: Gender Villain - Kamala Harris: Gender Hero
Transsupportive Vice President of the United States and current candidate for U.S. President. - Tim Sheehy: Gender Villain
Transphobic Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in the state of Montana. - Bernie Moreno: Gender Villain
Transphobic Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in the state of Ohio. - Chris LaCivita: Gender Villain
Transphobic campaign manager of U.S. Republican Presidential candidate and former U.S. president Donald Trump. - Sherrod Brown: Gender Waffler
Democratic U.S. Senator in Ohio who in 2023 criticized laws that prevented transgender youth from playing in sports as spreading… Read more: Sherrod Brown: Gender Waffler - Ted Cruz: Gender Villain
Republican Senator from U.S. state of Texas who co-introduced transphobic legislation with Mike Lee to make schools allowing transgender women and girls… Read more: Ted Cruz: Gender Villain - Colin Allred: Gender Waffler
Democratic party candidate for U.S. Senate from Texas who is running against U.S Republican Senator Ted Cruz and, bowing to… Read more: Colin Allred: Gender Waffler - Tim Walz: Gender Hero
U.S. Democratic Party candidate for Vice President in 2024 election. - Rachel Levine: Gender Hero
Doctor and Admiral who serves as Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),… Read more: Rachel Levine: Gender Hero - Republicans lean into anti-transgender message in closing weeks
Rating: Transneutral, Washington Post, October 22, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Republicans lean into… Read more: Republicans lean into anti-transgender message in closing weeks - Chelsea Manning: Gender Hero
Military whistleblower who transitioned during legal proceedings and sought gender-affirming care in prison. - Chase Strangio: Gender Hero
First openly transgender lawyer scheduled to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court. - First Openly Transgender Lawyer to Argue at Supreme Court (1)
Rating: Transsupportive, Bloomberg Law, October 21, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Oct. 21, 2024,… Read more: First Openly Transgender Lawyer to Argue at Supreme Court (1) - Survey of trans youth reports high satisfaction with gender-affirming care
Rating: Transsupportive, Washington Post, October 21, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Survey of trans… Read more: Survey of trans youth reports high satisfaction with gender-affirming care - May Lau: Gender Hero
Texas physician who “allegedly” provided gender-affirming care to youth in defiance of a Texas law prohibiting such care. - Kay Yang: Gender Waffler
A former transgender activist. - Texas doctor accused of illegally providing transgender hormone treatments to minors
Rating: Transphobic, Fox News, October 18, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Texas… Read more: Texas doctor accused of illegally providing transgender hormone treatments to minors - Bethany Mandel: Gender Villain
Transphobic columnist and author. - Sage Steele: Gender Villain
Transphobic former ESPN Sports anchor. - Macy Petty: Gender Villain
Transphobic volleyball player who has called for presidential candidates to ban transgender women from women’s sports teams. - Brooke Slusser: Gender Villain
San Jose State student on volleyball team who joined a transphobic lawsuit, with gender villain and transphobic swimmer Riley Gaines,… Read more: Brooke Slusser: Gender Villain - San Jose State volleyball team with transgender player says no more future matches have been forfeited
Rating: Transphobic, Fox News, October 11, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Video archive 2) (Take Action) Action Recommendations… Read more: San Jose State volleyball team with transgender player says no more future matches have been forfeited - Terry Schilling: Gender Villain
President of American Principles Project, a transphobic conservative advocacy group. - Leigh Finke: Gender Hero
The first transgender member of the Minnesota House of Representatives in the U.S. and the executive director of the Queer… Read more: Leigh Finke: Gender Hero - Brad Todd: Gender Villain
A U.S. Republican who creates transphobic election ads. - 3% of American High Schoolers Identify as Transgender, First National Survey Finds
Rating: Transsupportive, The New York Times, October 8, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary 3%… Read more: 3% of American High Schoolers Identify as Transgender, First National Survey Finds - Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country
Rating: Transneutral, The New York Times, October 8, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Trump… Read more: Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country - Coming Back Soon…Pardon the mess… we are in the process of bringing GenderMenace.net back to life after a server move.
- Death in the Family
Due to a death in the family of one of the organizers of GenderMenace.net, we have fallen behind on posting… Read more: Death in the Family - Gender Awards for November 2023Thanks to all of you who voted in the GenderMenace.net Gender Awards poll for November 2023. We have tallied your… Read more: Gender Awards for November 2023
- Ron DeSantis: Gender VillainGovernor of Florida and Republican candidate for U.S. President in the 2024 election who has promoted many transphobic and racist… Read more: Ron DeSantis: Gender Villain
- Nikki Haley: Gender Villain2024 Republican U.S. Presidential candidate, a former governor of South Carolina, and U.S. ambassador to the U.N., who vigorously opposes… Read more: Nikki Haley: Gender Villain
- Chris Christie: Gender HeroFormer U.S. state of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican Presidential candidate in the 2024 U.S. election, who argued… Read more: Chris Christie: Gender Hero
- Megyn Kelly: Gender VillainTransphobic moderator of the fourth and final GOP primary debate of election 2024 in the United States.
- The GOP Debate Had One Of The Grossest Anti-Trans Moments YetRating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, December 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary The… Read more: The GOP Debate Had One Of The Grossest Anti-Trans Moments Yet
- Vivek Ramaswamy: Gender VillainEntrepreneur and Republican candidate for U.S. President in the 2024 primary election who stated in September 2023 that “transgenderism” is… Read more: Vivek Ramaswamy: Gender Villain
- Moms for Liberty: Gender VillainAn organization founded in January 2021 with ties to high-ranking elected officials and national anti-LGBTQ groups including the Heritage Foundation,… Read more: Moms for Liberty: Gender Villain
- GenderMenace.net Media Rankings for November 2023Here at GenderMenace.net, we review a lot of media stories that address gender issues each month. For each story, we… Read more: GenderMenace.net Media Rankings for November 2023
- Christian Ziegler: Gender VillainChairperson of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Florida who is married to Bridget Ziegler, a co-founder of… Read more: Christian Ziegler: Gender Villain
- Co-founder of anti-LGBTQ+ hate group admits to sexual encounter with a woman in rape investigation – LGBTQ NationRating: Transneutral, LGBTQ Nation, December 4, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Co-founder of anti-LGBTQ+… Read more: Co-founder of anti-LGBTQ+ hate group admits to sexual encounter with a woman in rape investigation – LGBTQ Nation
- Bridget Ziegler: Gender VillainCo-founder of anti-LGBTQ organization Moms for Liberty who is married to the chairperson of the Republican Party in the U.S.… Read more: Bridget Ziegler: Gender Villain
- What It Actually Means to Listen to DetransitionersRating: Transsupportive, Salon, December 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary What It Actually Means to Listen… Read more: What It Actually Means to Listen to Detransitioners
- Pope is evicting viciously anti-LGBTQ+ Cardinal from his home & yanking his payRating: Transsupportive, LGBTQ Nation, November 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Pope is evicting… Read more: Pope is evicting viciously anti-LGBTQ+ Cardinal from his home & yanking his pay
- Staff reassigned at Florida school after allegations that transgender student played on girls’ teamRating: Transsupportive, Associated Press via ABC News, November 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary… Read more: Staff reassigned at Florida school after allegations that transgender student played on girls’ team
- Transgender Girl’s Alleged Killers Go on TrialRating: Trans supportive neutral phobic, Advocate via Yahoo News, November 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations… Read more: Transgender Girl’s Alleged Killers Go on Trial
- Pronouns for ElagabalusRating: Transsupportive, Assigned Media, November 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Nov 22 Right-wing… Read more: Pronouns for Elagabalus
- Ray Blanchard: Gender VillainSex researcher who proposed the transphobic fringe theory of autogynephilia.
- Jesse Singal Takes Aim at Andrea JamesRating: Transsupportive, Assigned Media, November 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Jesse Singal Takes… Read more: Jesse Singal Takes Aim at Andrea James
- Andrea James: Gender HeroPublisher of Transgender Map website, a wonderful resource for transgender people and allies.
- Jesse Singal: Gender VillainPublished an article about the transphobic fringe theory of autogynephilia in British right-leaning publication UnHerd in November 2023.
- US Man Tries To Kill Transgender Woman On First Date, She Fights HimRating: Transneutral, NDTV, November 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary US Man Tries To… Read more: US Man Tries To Kill Transgender Woman On First Date, She Fights Him
- 2 transgender boys sue after University of Missouri halts gender-affirming care to minorsRating: Transsupportive, Associated Press via Yahoo News!, November 17, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary… Read more: 2 transgender boys sue after University of Missouri halts gender-affirming care to minors
- New Poll: 76% Say Trans Care For Trans Youth Should Be Decided By Parents Or DoctorsRating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, November 17, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary New… Read more: New Poll: 76% Say Trans Care For Trans Youth Should Be Decided By Parents Or Doctors
- Transgender People’s Neurological Needs Are Being OverlookedRating: Transsupportive, Scientific American, November 17, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary NOVEMBER 17, 2023… Read more: Transgender People’s Neurological Needs Are Being Overlooked
- Glenn Youngkin: Gender VillainGovernor of U.S. state of Virginia who implemented transphobic school guidelines.
- Transgender minors sue University of Missouri for refusing puberty blockers, hormonesRating: Transsupportive, Missouri Independent, November 16, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender minors sue… Read more: Transgender minors sue University of Missouri for refusing puberty blockers, hormones
- Remember Bone Density Concerns? Study Finds Few Long-Term Issues One Year After NYT ArticleRating: Transsupportive, Assigned Media, November 16, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Remember Bone Density… Read more: Remember Bone Density Concerns? Study Finds Few Long-Term Issues One Year After NYT Article
- After Election Loss, Central Bucks School Board Passes Trans Sports Ban, Gives Superintendent $700K
Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, November 16, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content… Read more: After Election Loss, Central Bucks School Board Passes Trans Sports Ban, Gives Superintendent $700K - Proud Boys: Gender VillainRight-wing extremist organization that pushes anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric at school board and city council meetings in the United States.
- Navy SEAL Under Investigation for Extremist Activity After Fighting Transgender Rights in CaliforniaRating: Transsupportive, Military.com, November 14, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Navy SEAL Under Investigation… Read more: Navy SEAL Under Investigation for Extremist Activity After Fighting Transgender Rights in California
- Moral Panic Losing Steam? TX Trans Boy to Resume Role in Oklahoma!Rating: Transsupportive, Assigned Media, November 14, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Moral Panic Losing… Read more: Moral Panic Losing Steam? TX Trans Boy to Resume Role in Oklahoma!
- ‘Transgender’ Baptisms? Sorting Out the Vatican’s Recent StatementRating: Transphobic, National Catholic Register, November 14, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary ‘Transgender’ Baptisms?… Read more: ‘Transgender’ Baptisms? Sorting Out the Vatican’s Recent Statement
- Brayland Brown: Gender HeroTransgender activist, co-founder of The Smile Group, and Board member of Transinclusive Group.
- Transgender Awareness Week: Trans rights under attack. What’s next?Rating: Transsupportive, USA Today, November 14, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender… Read more: Transgender Awareness Week: Trans rights under attack. What’s next?
- Enrique Tarrio: Gender VillainFounder of Proud Boys who was was convicted of seditious conspiracy for the January 6 United States Capitol attack, among… Read more: Enrique Tarrio: Gender Villain
- Bryce Henson: Gender VillainA Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator and active-duty SEAL based in San Diego and former member of SEAL Team 6… Read more: Bryce Henson: Gender Villain
- How Moms for Liberty and a notorious English teacher exploited a high school studentRating: Transsupportive, Popular Information, November 13, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary How Moms for… Read more: How Moms for Liberty and a notorious English teacher exploited a high school student
- Gender Justice: Gender HeroOrganization that seeks to “harness strategic impact litigation, legislative advocacy, and education to push the law forward when it comes… Read more: Gender Justice: Gender Hero
- Brittany Stewart: Gender HeroSenior staff attorney at Gender Justice who went on record opposing transgender health care ban in North Dakota in 2023… Read more: Brittany Stewart: Gender Hero
- North Dakota judge denies temporary halt to transgender health care ban for childrenRating: Transneutral, INFORUM, November 13, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary North Dakota judge denies… Read more: North Dakota judge denies temporary halt to transgender health care ban for children
- Marlon Wayans: Gender HeroComedian, actor, and screenwriter in the United States who has publicly supported his transgender child.
- Marlon Wayans Revealed His Son, Kai, Is TransgenderRating: Transsupportive, BuzzFeed, November 12, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive 1) (Video archive 2) (Video archive 3) (Take… Read more: Marlon Wayans Revealed His Son, Kai, Is Transgender
- Catholic Medical Association: Gender VillainReligious organization that opposes gender-affirming care for transgender people that has released a position paper claiming that “The Ideology of… Read more: Catholic Medical Association: Gender Villain
- Stephanie Borowicz: Gender VillainLegislator in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania who authored a “Don’t Say Gay” bill that would extend educational gag orders… Read more: Stephanie Borowicz: Gender Villain
- America’s Censored Classrooms 2023Rating: Transsupportive, PEN America, November 9, 2023 (PDF archive 1) (PDF archive 2) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content… Read more: America’s Censored Classrooms 2023
- Vatican rules some transgender people and babies of same-sex couples can be baptizedRating: Transsupportive, CNN, November 9, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Vatican rules some transgender… Read more: Vatican rules some transgender people and babies of same-sex couples can be baptized
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