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Jill Biden awards International Women of Courage Award to biological male

The award was first established in 2007, and is part of the White House celebration of International Women's Day

First Lady Jill Biden
First Lady Jill Biden | Shutterstock

March 9, 2023 9:03am

Updated: March 9, 2023 9:09am

The Biden administration chose to award its International Prize to the Women of Courage to a biological male who identifies as female, on Wednesday at the White House.

The holiday originated from socialists inn the early 20th century, and was widely promoted by communist countries.

The award was first awarded by the U.S. government in 2007, and is now part of the White House celebration of International Women's Day.

The awarded biological man, who identifies as Alba Rueda, is Argentina's Special Envoy for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.

"The 2023 International Women of Courage Award recipients were announced today. I am so proud that an Argentine, Alba Rueda, is recognized by President Biden, Sec. Blinken and the entire world as a Woman of Courage! Congratulations Dawn! That honor!".

Rueda received the award from Secretary of State Antony Blinken and First Lady Jill Biden along with 10 other women, including Ethiopian journalist Meaza Mohammed, Jordanian human rights activist Hadeel Abdel Aziz and civil society activist Bakhytzhan Toregozhina.

Among the reasons for honor her, the State Department assures that Rueda hopes to "establish an LGBTQI+ foreign policy agenda and incorporate it into various negotiation forums, including multilateral and bilateral relations, as well as represent the Global South."

Rueda is a transgender activist and defender of woke policies in Argentina, who was Undersecretary of Diversity Policies of the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity of Argentina and founded the group Argentina Trans Women.