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  • Transgender athlete laws by state: Legislation, science, more

    Rating: Transneutral, ESPN, August 24, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video 1 archive) (Video 2 archive) (Video 3 archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender athlete laws by state: Legislation, science, more Since 2020, 23 states have passed laws restricting transgender athletes’ ability to participate in school sports in accordance with their gender identity.…

  • Andy Beshear: Gender Hero

    Governor of U.S. state of Kentucky who vetoed state legislation that banned gender-affirming care for children and that banned transgender girls and women from participating in school sports matching their gender identity.

  • Jon Bel Edwards: Gender Waffler

    Democratic Governor of U.S. state of Louisiana who vetoed three transphobic anti-LGBT bills on June 30, 2023, but also on June 6, 2022, after previously vetoing a similar bill, declined to veto SB 44, which bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity at all public and some…

  • Spencer Cox: Gender Hero

    Republican Governor of Utah who vetoed H.B. 11, which bans transgender girls from participating on interscholastic sports teams consistent with their gender identity, then Utah lawmakers voted to override that veto on March 25, 2022.

  • Roy Cooper: Gender Hero

    Democratic Governor of U.S. state of North Carolina who vetoed HB 574, which bans transgender girls and women from participating on girls’ and women’s sports teams at most middle schools, high schools and colleges, but whose veto the North Carolina legislature overrode on August 16, 2023.

  • Sylvia Swayne: Gender Hero

    First transgender person to run for elective office in the U.S. state of Alabama.

  • 1st transgender woman to run for Alabama House says cultural divide hurts all

    Rating: Transsupportive, AL, August 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) ACTION RECOMMENDATIONS Content Summary 1st transgender woman to run for Alabama House says cultural divide hurts all By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com Running for the legislature was not in Sylvia Swayne’s plans for this year, but the 26-year-old Birmingham resident said she felt the…

  • Ne-Yo on Best Practice Care for Transgender Kids: ‘I Don’t Understand’ – Billboard

    Rating: Transphobic, Billboard, August 5, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Ne-Yo on Best Practice Care for Transgender Kids: ‘I Don’t Understand’ – Billboard Ne-Yo shared his thoughts on how to parent transgender children and questioned minors’ rights to receive gender-affirming care in a new interview. The singer, a dad of seven…

  • 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…

  • 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…