



"Let's face it, these bills are not really about transgender girls participating in sports. Many of them target trans youth competing in school sports - but Armstrong believes that "isn't really what they say it's about." "And learning to support their kids in all kinds of ways - everything from dealing with legislation and participating with local pride groups to go ahead and get legislation to where it needs to be where it is safe for children to grow up in our current society."Īccording to the Human Rights Campaign, more than 100 pieces of anti-trans legislation have been introduced in 2021. "We have dads coming in, just coming to grips with learning to use proper gender pronouns," Armstrong said. People born in 1997 or later are also four times as likely to identify as trans, nonbinary gender fluid or a designation other than male and female.Īrmstrong and other fathers of LGBTQIA+ kids felt the need to form a group for themselves and others in their position. People in Gen Z are twice as likely to denitrify as non-straight than their over-40 counterparts, according to a new global survey from Ipsos. Eventually, we found some friends through the Pride Center and some different things," Armstrong said. "There really was not a lot at that point - he is 19 now.
