Maddie Blaustein | Transgender Woman

Maddie Blaustein, also known as Kendra Bancroft, was a popular American voice actress. She’s best known for her exceptional voice acting work on cartoon franchises such as Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokemon, and Sonic the Hedgehog. You could say that everyone who grew up in the 90s and the 2000s is definitely familiar with her voice. Interestingly, Maddie was the first intersex and transgender voice artist in the industry and for her respective agencies.

Besides voice acting, Maddie also managed to find success as a comic writer. She’s been able to write several comics for Milestone Comics. Maddie even introduced one of the first transgender female characters in superhero comics. Whether it was in her voice roles or her passion as a comic writer, Maddie deserves credit for using her platform to raise awareness and equality, not just for the LGBTQ community but the entire world in general.