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It’s strange to make such a big change after 3 years of proudly wearing Pat, Phil and Ash, designed by the amazing Miss Bad Child and Mark Glasgow. We love them and we are very proud of our origin story. It took a long time for us to make this change. It came out ofContinue reading “We have a new logo!”

**the below article was published in Dope Magazine in May 2023. We are reproducing it here so that as many people as possible can read it. We encourage you to buy a copy of Dope to support them, and read other amazing pieces written by community groups!** Bender Defenders was started as a response toContinue reading “Bender Defenders does provide an answer to hate crime – but not in the way people think”

In celebration of Dan Glass’ ‘Queer Footprints: A Guide to Uncovering London’s Fierce History’, Bender Defenders, a queer and trans martial arts community empowerment project, and, Ray Filar, producer and theatre maker, are inviting you to get greasy. Tickets available on Outsavvy. Oil up and strip down to your finest wrestling gear. Wrestle with yourContinue reading “We’re holding a fundraiser!”

Bender Defenders has been running for 3 years now. Since then, we have trained over 40 people per week; we had to cap our numbers because so many kept turning up: there is a growing demand for our training. Our amazing trainers want to go more full-time, so we need your help! We are notContinue reading “We are Crowdfunding!!”