TNB Stories

To our trans & nonbinary youth and those who care for them: We know there is a lot going on here in Arizona and across the US. It’s frustrating and scary. Please know that we see you, we love you, and we are fighting for and with you.


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We are an ASU research and advocacy project centering the stories of trans/non-binary youth in sports. • Are you a trans / non-binary youth in the state of Arizona? Are you over the age of 14 and play a sport or participate in PE? Would you like to share your story and learn more about advocacy? Join us! Click the link in our bio for more information about our project and ways to get involved! • • #trans #nonbinary #lgbtq🌈 #lgbtadvocacy #trans #transgender #nonbinary #enby #lettranskidsplay #arizona #AZ #storytelling #digitalstorytelling #athlete #sports #physicaleducation #transathlete

Thanks to Erica Keppler for the update regarding the upcoming AZ legislative session about two anti-trans bills pre-filed by Wendy Rogers.

SB 1045 -https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2R/bills/SB1045P.pdf

SB1046
https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/2R/bills/SB1046P.pdf

www.azleg.gov

Support the wins!

This trans athlete is the center of a culture war, and the LGBTQ community is silent Lia Thomas is shattering records in the pool. It’s time we and the NCAA engage on her performance.

Follow the students!

These trans kids and their families are fighting to overturn discriminatory birth certificate policies | Xtra Magazine In North Carolina, gender markers on birth certificates can only be changed after a person has received gender affirmation surgery. Two trans kids hope to change that

Youth are listening! (and leading, of course).

Nashville Board Of Education Won’t Update Its Transgender Student Athlete Policy To Align With State Legislation The Metro Nashville Board of Education won’t comply with a Tennessee state law that bans transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports, the

Team Trans!

After two years, Team Trans is getting back on the ice The groundbreaking all-transgender hockey team is slated to play a series in Madison, Wisc. during Trans Awareness Week.

Just want to play!

First publicly out trans pro hockey player in America wants to get back on the ice Harrison Browne, who won two championships in the PHF, wants to reconnect with the sport he loves.

Schuyler also does a great job at breaking down myths about trans folks in sports and advocating for trans inclusion!

Today is the twelfth day of LGBT History Month, and we'd like to recognize and celebrate Schuyler Bailar (he/him). Schuyler is the first openly transgender NCAA Division I swimmer. He swims for the men's team at Harvard.

Stories like Quinn’s help other trans & nonbinary athletes see themselves in the world around them. We hope you’ll share your story with us, too! Youth can sign up by Oct 15: http://linktr.ee/tnbstories

Today is the eighth day of LGBT History Month, and we'd like to recognize and celebrate Quinn (they/them). Quinn is a midfielder on the Canadian women's soccer team. They made history not just as the first out nonbinary athlete to compete in the Olympic Games, but also to win a metal and to win gold! Quinn was in good company as one of the first out trans athletes at the Olympics with skateboarder Alana Smith, BMX rider Chelsea Wolfe, and weightlifter Laurel Hubbard. Quinn previously played professionally for Paris FC, Vittsjö GIK, as well as Washington Spirit. They were the first Canadian to play collegiate soccer at Duke University and previously represented Canada on the under-17, under-20, and under-23 national teams.