Category: heroes
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Danica Roem makes history as first openly transgender person elected to Virginia state Senate
Rating: Transneutral, CBS News, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Danica Roem makes history as first openly transgender person elected to Virginia state Senate BY SHAWNA MIZELLE UPDATED ON: NOVEMBER 8, 2023 / 8:22 PM EST / CBS NEWS Danica Roem has made history Tuesday as the first openly…
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Vatican says transgender people can be baptized
Rating: Transsupportive, NBC News, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Vatican says transgender people can be baptized Responding to questions from a Brazilian bishop, the Vatican also said that transgender people can be godparents and witnesses at church weddings. St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Andrea Ronchin / NurPhoto via…
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Danica Roem Will Become the First Transgender State Senator in the South
Rating: Transsupportive, New York Times, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Danica Roem Will Become the First Transgender State Senator in the South A Democrat in her third term in the Virginia House of Delegates and a former journalist, she won a competitive race in the northern part…
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Danica Roem: Gender Hero
WINNER: GenderMenace.net Gender Hero Award for November 2023 U.S. state of Virginia state Senator who was the first transgender person elected (and later re-elected) to a state Senate.
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James Martin: Gender Hero
Jesuit priest who has advocated for years for greater LGBTQ inclusion in the Catholic church.
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New Ways Ministry: Gender Hero
Organization that advocates for greater LGBTQ acceptance in the Catholic church, in the U.S. state of Maryland.
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Francis DeBernardo: Gender Hero
Executive director of New Ways Ministry, which advocates for greater LGBTQ acceptance in the Catholic church, in the U.S. state of Maryland.
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Max Hightower: Gender Hero
A member of Bearcat Theater at Sherman High School in the U.S. state of Texas whose school principal took away his role as a male character because of his transgender male gender identity.