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  • Gender Awards for August 2023

    Thanks to all of you who voted in the GenderMenace.net Gender Awards poll for August 2023. We have tallied your votes and would like to announce the winners! Gender Hero Winner Erin Reed Gender Villain Loser Alice Cooper Gender Waffler Loser Tie: Paul Stanley and Carlos Santana This Month’s Poll To see the GenderMenace.net Gender…

  • May you never know the fear…

    Making the rounds of the interwebs… Rating: Transsupportive, September 2, 2023

  • GenderMenace.net Media Rankings for August 2023

    Here at GenderMenace.net, we review a lot of media stories that address gender issues each month. For each story, we provide a rating of “Transsupportive”, “Transneutral”, or “Transphobic”. These labels make it possible to perform an article count for each media source that gives a sense of how to rank them from most transsupportive to…

  • California Republicans To Try Anti-Trans Ballot Initiatives

    California Republicans To Try Anti-Trans Ballot Initiatives

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, August 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary California Republicans To Try Anti-Trans Ballot Initiatives   Voters in California may remember Proposition 8, a ballot initiative that sought to ban gay marriage by defining marriage as between a man and a woman. The initiative,…

  • Gender Awards for July 2023

    Thanks to all of you who voted in the GenderMenace.net Gender Awards poll for July 2023. We have tallied your votes and would like to announce the winners! Gender Hero Winner Federico Barbarossa, Astro Ferrante, Elia Bonci, Jude Guaitamacchi Gender Villain Loser Tie: J.K. Rowling and Allison Bailey, Bev Jackson, Kate Harris, Malcolm Clark, and…

  • No More Closed Doors for Russian Transgender People

    Combined with the relentless transphobic rhetoric of Russian politicians and authorities, these developments suggest that Russia is an unsafe environment for transgender individuals. Those who choose to leave the country because of their identity should have the opportunity to find refuge in foreign nations where their lives and health will not be endangered. Rating: Transsupportive,…

  • The Transgender Movement’s House of Cards Is Falling

    Rating: Transphobic, Public Discourse, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary The Transgender Movement’s House of Cards Is Falling This week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is holding its annual leadership conference at its headquarters in Itasca, Illinois. One issue that won’t be on the agenda but will be on the minds of many members is how to treat gender…

  • GenderMenace.net Media Rankings for July 2023

    Here at GenderMenace.net, we review a lot of media stories that address gender issues each month. For each story, we provide a rating of “Transsupportive”, “Transneutral”, or “Transphobic”. These labels make it possible to perform an article count for each media source that gives a sense of how to rank them from most transsupportive to…

  • Gender Awards Poll: July 2023

    We’re excited to announce our GenderMenace.net Gender Awards Poll for July 2023! Please check it out and vote by the end of the day on August 3, 2023, for your favorite Gender Hero, Gender Villain, and Gender Waffler of the month.

  • Russia’s Law Targeting Transgender People Sows Fear for L.G.B.T. Russians

    Rating: Trans supportive neutral phobic, New York Times, August 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Russia’s Law Targeting Transgender People Sows Fear for L.G.B.T. Russians A new law underscores how Vladimir V. Putin is increasingly using the war in Ukraine as justification for greater restrictions on L.G.B.T.Q. life, portraying it as a consequence…