Amy Schneider has inspired transgender women who hope to one day become “Jeopardy!” contestants, and she’s been vocal about the positive impact she has had on her community. The former engineering manager told People, “To be giving something back without trying, with just doing something I was planning to do anyway, is really great.” Although Schneider has broken barriers, she has said that she wants to be known for more than her identity. The trivia connoisseur took to Twitter to share, “I didn’t want to make too much about being trans, at least in the context of the show. I am a trans woman, and I’m proud of that fact, but I’m a lot of other things, too!”
Still, she seems to be touched by the support she has received from other transgender “Jeopardy!” fans and their families. Schneider revealed that parents and grandparents have sent her heartwarming messages about their transgender family members. “I think a lot of the most meaningful, to me, have been actually from parents and grandparents of trans people, saying that it’s made them feel better about the life that their loved ones are going to have,” she said, per People. “That makes me really happy.”
