Stack the Deck Against Hate recycles bills designed to bar transgender and nonbinary kids from the childhood joy of sports into trading cards featuring trans athletes that kids can see themselves in and look up to as heroes.
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This is urgent. We need your help. Trans athlete rights are under attack. We have the power, and the responsibility, to team up and put a stop to hate.
Donate for a chance to get one of a limited number of trans trading card decks. The proceeds will go directly to LambdaLegal, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, who will in turn use it to fund the three primary goals of the campaign: Awareness, Advocacy, and Allyship.
Education about the harmful and real-life consequences that discriminatory anti-trans sports bans have on trans youth.
Fighting anti-trans legislation in the states through our hallmark advocacy campaigns.
Provide decks of the trading cards to trans youth in impacted states to send a powerful message: you are seen, valued, and will never be legislated out of existence.
With hundreds of discriminatory bills introduced in state legislatures across the country, 2021 has become the worst year on record for anti-LGBTQ legislative attacks — and for transgender and nonbinary people, the crisis has become unprecedented.
What’s really at risk here is the loss of the documented benefits of participation. Transgender youth want the opportunity to play sports for the same reason all kids do: they want to play. They want to bond with their peers and be a part of a team where they feel like they belong and are accepted for who they are. Excluding them from participation is stigmatizing and harmful. Kids learn a myriad of important life lessons in sports.
Sports have been shown to improve social skills in youth, particularly in their abilities to build healthy relationships.
Play For Change
Involvement in team sports has been positively associated with improvements in self-acceptance and sense of belonging.
Institute of Education Sciences
Participating in sports has been shown to build positive development of mind and body, leading to improved self-confidence.
The Sport Journal
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Stack The Deck Against Hate is a 100% pro-bono effort. The following agencies, creators, organizations and brands have stepped up to donate time and resources to help protect trans youth.
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