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  • Champlain Valley School District: Gender Hero

    U.S. state of Vermont school district that voted unanimously to pass a policy with the greatest protections for transgender and non-binary students in the state.

  • Melissa Ratcliff: Gender Hero

    Democratic representative in the state legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin who has a transgender kid and disputed Republican debate on three anti-transgender bills with a heartfelt speech stating, “My son is transgender… [you’re] using children as pawns in your political game. It’s sad. It’s mean. It’s bullying kids” that met with applause from…

  • Wisconsin Rep Neubauer: Anti-Trans Bills

    Wisconsin Rep Neubauer: Anti-Trans Bills “Will Not Become Law,” Veto to Come

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 12, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Wisconsin Rep Neubauer: Anti-Trans Bills “Will Not Become Law,” Veto to Come On Thursday, the Wisconsin Assembly passed three bills aimed at transgender individuals in the state. Two of these bills seek to ban transgender athletes…

  • Gender Awards for September 2023

    Thanks to all of you who voted in the GenderMenace.net Gender Awards poll for September 2023. We have tallied your votes and would like to announce the winners! Gender Hero Winner Tie: Beverly Andersonand Zooey Zephyr Gender Villain Loser Tie: Marsha Blackburnand Moms for America Gender Waffler Loser Caitlyn Jenner This Month’s Poll To see…

  • Ryan Clancy: Gender Hero

  • Wisconsin Trans Bans Meet Massive Resistance, 10,000 Pages Of Opposition Testimony

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 5, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Wisconsin Trans Bans Meet Massive Resistance, 10,000 Pages Of Opposition Testimony On Wednesday, the state of Wisconsin considered three anti-trans bills. Two of the bills targeted transgender individuals in K-12 and college sports, while…

  • How sports are handling transgender women in competition – DW – 10/01/2023

    Rating: Transneutral, Deutsche Welle, October 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary How sports are handling transgender women in competition – DW – 10/01/2023 Discussions about transgender rights and sports have been ongoing among athletes and sports federations for years. In a recent development, an upcoming World Aquatics Swimming…

  • Laurel Hubbard: Gender Hero

    Female competitive weightlifter who was the first transgender person to compete openly in the Olympics.

  • Transgender youth events offered by Michigan group Stand with Trans

    Rating: Transsupportive, Detroit Free Press, September 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender youth events offered by Michigan group Stand with Trans Michigan-based nonprofit Stand with Trans, a leading organization supporting transgender youth and their loved ones, is holding its fourth annual Trans Empowerment Month this October. The group…

  • Students4Trans: Gender Hero

    Student coalition formed by the Pride Liberation Project in the U.S. state of Virginia on September 20, 2023, to challenge and rally against the state’s transphobic guidelines for transgender and nonbinary students.