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Category: heroes

  • Chelsea Manning: Gender Hero

    Chelsea Manning: Gender Hero

    Military whistleblower who transitioned during legal proceedings and sought gender-affirming care in prison.

  • Chase Strangio: Gender Hero

    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)

    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, 9:34 AM PDT; Updated: Oct. 21, 2024, 10:06 AM PDT First Openly Transgender Lawyer to Argue at Supreme Court (1) Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson Senior Reporter The ACLU’s Chase Strangio will become the first openly transgender lawyer to argue…

  • May Lau: Gender Hero

    May Lau: Gender Hero

    Texas physician who “allegedly” provided gender-affirming care to youth in defiance of a Texas law prohibiting such care.

  • Texas doctor accused of illegally providing transgender hormone treatments to minors

    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 doctor accused of illegally providing transgender hormone treatments to minors Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing a Dallas doctor for violating a ban on transgender medical procedures for minors Published October 18, 2024 10:05am EDT…

  • Leigh Finke: Gender Hero

    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 Equity Institute.

  • Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country

    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 and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country Republicans have spent tens of millions of dollars on the ads, part of an attempt to help them win over suburban female voters. By Shane Goldmacher…

  • Gender Awards for November 2023

    Thanks to all of you who voted in the GenderMenace.net Gender Awards poll for November 2023. We have tallied your votes and would like to announce the winners! Gender Hero Winner Annette Bening and Danica Roem Gender Villain Loser Ron DeSantis Gender Waffler Loser no nominations this month This Month’s Poll To see the GenderMenace.net Gender Award…

  • Chris Christie: Gender Hero

    Former U.S. state of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican Presidential candidate in the 2024 U.S. election, who argued against transgender care bans by saying that parents should make the decisions about their children instead of the government.

  • The GOP Debate Had One Of The Grossest Anti-Trans Moments Yet

    Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, December 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary The Latest GOP Debate Had One Of The Grossest Anti-Trans Moments Yet Megyn Kelly opened the floor for candidates to openly attack transgender youth on Wednesday night. By Nick Visser Dec 6, 2023, 11:22 PM EST |…