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Category: villains

  • Chris Rufo: Gender Villain

    Right-wing conservative activist in the U.S. who in 2021 started writing that LGBTQ+ people and others are “grooming” children.

  • Federal judge sides with DeSantis on transgender athletes, upholds ban on biological males on female teams

    Rating: Transphobic, Fox News, November 9, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Federal judge sides with DeSantis on transgender athletes, upholds ban on biological males on female teams Trump-appointed judge delivers DeSantis’ ‘Fairness in Women’s Sports Act’ a win in federal court this week  By Danielle Wallace Fox News Published November 9, 2023…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Moms For Liberty’s School Board Takeover Attempts Fizzled Out On Election Day

    Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Moms For Liberty’s School Board Takeover Attempts Fizzled Out On Election Day The results from an election cycle widely viewed as a preview for 2024 are bad news for the group’s ultra-conservative agenda. By Nathalie Baptiste Nov…

  • Ty Bodden: Gender Villain

    Republican Representative in the legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin who in 2023 proposed legislation requiring that transgender people be housed with inmates of the gender they were assigned at birth rather than their current gender identity.

  • Anti-trans prison housing bill raises alarms

    Rating: Transsupportive, The Capital Times, November 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Anti-trans prison housing bill raises alarms Rylee Jenich spent 10 years incarcerated in various Wisconsin men’s prisons. For the last six of those years, Jenich — a trans-feminine person who uses they/them pronouns — publicly identified as…

  • Gender Awards for October 2023

    Thanks to all of you who voted in the GenderMenace.net Gender Awards poll for October 2023. We have tallied your votes and would like to announce the winners! Gender Hero Winner Ryan Clancy Gender Villain Loser Mike Johnson and Kelly Johnson Gender Waffler Loser Tricia Cotham This Month’s Poll To see the GenderMenace.net Gender Award…

  • Annette Bening warns anti-trans lawmakers: “You do not want to make this momma mad”

    Rating: Transsupportive, LGBTQ Nation, October 31, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Annette Bening warns anti-trans lawmakers: “You do not want to make this momma mad” Over the weekend, Annette Bening received GLSEN’s Advocate Award at the LGBTQ+ organization’s annual Rise Up L.A. benefit. The four-time Oscar nominee lived up…

  • Sean Hannity: Gender Villain

    Fox News commentator who downplayed U.S. House of Representative Speaker Mike Johnson’s history of extreme anti-LGBTQ activism and defended Johnson’s efforts to ban classroom discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity.