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' I'm just a person right now' : sports help transgender teen make his journey

Started by stephaniec, May 29, 2015, 01:38:56 PM

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stephaniec

May 29, 2015, 01:38:56 PM
' I'm just a person right now' : sports help transgender teen make his journey

http://bangordailynews.com/2015/05/29/news/state/im-just-a-person-right-now-sports-help-transgender-teen-make-his-journey/

BDN Maine State/by Beth Brogan  05/29/2015

" It was a pretty bold move, being a transgender student and getting in the water," Mt. Ararat High School swim coach Tracy Doviak said of Eichfeld's decision to join the team. " It wasn't like he joined the debate team.""
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suzifrommd

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May 29, 2015, 05:57:53 PM
Thanks for posting this Stephanie.

Though I'm going to have to say it personally irks me when something becomes news only because a trans person does it. If anyone else does it, it would be a non story.

Cisgender 14-year-olds join tennis teams tens of thousands of time every year. But Trans people are such weirdos that the fact that a trans kid does something a normal kid does is news?
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stephaniec

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May 29, 2015, 06:46:04 PM
boy joins boys swim team
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