Fallon Fox Comes Out as Trans Pro MMA Fighter
By Cyd Zeigler on Mar 5 2013, 3:34p
http://www.outsports.com/2013/3/5/4068840/fallon-fox-trans-pro-mma-fighterShe talks with Outsports about gay-conversion therapy, her passion for Mixed Martial Arts and her post-coming-out fears
Fallon Fox never wanted to talk about being transsexual. The professional MMA fighter who's been tearing through opponents has been a woman to her training partners and opponents for the last five years. Now, due to circumstances beyond her control, she's being forced out of the closet well before she was ready.
"For years I've known at some point it's very likely the shoe would drop," Fox told Outsports in a phone interview Tuesday. "Maybe someone would guess that I'm trans. Maybe they would know me from my life before I transitioned. I've been waiting for that phone call to happen. And Saturday night, it happened."
Fox was at dinner celebrating a victory when a call came through. It was from a reporter who asked probing questions that clearly lead to one conclusion: The reporter knew Fox's secret past. Within 48 hours she got a call from a former trainer who had been interviewed by the same reporter with the same questions. The secret of Fallon Fox was about to come out.
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Pro MMA Fighter Fallon Fox Comes Out as Transgender
The elite-level fighter says, "I consider myself a woman. I happen to fall into the transgender category, but I rather describe myself as a woman first."
BY Jase Peeples
March 06 2013 3:13 PM ET
http://www.advocate.com/sports/2013/03/06/pro-mma-fighter-fallon-fox-comes-out-transgenderFallon Fox didn't plan to reveal to the world she's a transgender woman, but as a professional mixed martial arts fighter with a string of victories to her credit, she knew her private past could be thrust into the spotlight at any moment.
"For years I've known at some point it's very likely the shoe would drop," Fox told Outsports in a phone interview Tuesday. "Maybe someone would guess that I'm trans. Maybe they would know me from my life before I transitioned. I've been waiting for that phone call to happen. And Saturday night, it happened."
The call Fox had been dreading since her MMA career began six years ago, came while she was at dinner celebrating her latest victory. It was from a reporter asking questions, which revealed the journalist was aware of Fox's past. Two days later, a former trainer also called Fox and informed the athlete that the same reporter had asked her similar questions. That's when Fox decided to take matters into her own hands with a public announcement.
