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title: Chazzie — GenderCool Founding Champion | The GenderCool Project
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description: Meet Chazzie (she/her), founding GenderCool Champion, TODAY show guest, GLAAD Media Award recipient, White House speaker, and broadcast journalism student at the University of Arizona.
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last_updated: 2026-06-08
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# Chazzie — GenderCool Founding Champion

**Pronouns:** she/her
**Role:** Volunteer & Founding Champion
**Profile:** https://gendercool.org/champions/chazzie

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## About Chazzie

Chazzie (she/her) is singularly focused on living her life with purpose. As the inspiration behind The GenderCool Project, she realizes that by telling her powerful, positive story, she is helping people understand that transgender and nonbinary kids are just like all other kids.

Chazzie shared her story nationally on TODAY and helped launch GenderCool to a global audience. She has spoken at corporations, conferences, black-tie galas, houses of worship and schools across the country and been featured in national media including The New York Times, USA Today, ABC News, NBC News and Adweek. Her work has garnered a GLAAD Media Award. Chazzie has also had the honor of speaking at the White House and collaborating with the administration around progressing equality for transgender and nonbinary young people.

A high school graduate, Chazzie discovered her love of cross-cultural service and broadcast journalism in her teens. As a member of the broadcasting club at her high school, she was an on-air anchor for her high school's television network and delivered programming in both English and Spanish. Chazzie also has a driving passion for volunteering. Whether serving meals for people experiencing food insecurity, supporting families at the Ronald McDonald House, or providing tutoring through Rotary Club, she's at her best when giving back. Chazzie is a founding Champion of The GenderCool Project and attended the University of Arizona to further her studies in broadcast journalism.

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