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Title: Ronda Rousey would take transgender fights ‘case-by-case’ as Fallon Fox divides
Post by: stephaniec on September 19, 2015, 12:53:23 AM
Post by: stephaniec on September 19, 2015, 12:53:23 AM
Ronda Rousey would take transgender fights 'case-by-case' as Fallon Fox divides opinion of peers
http://m.foxsports.com.au/ufc/ronda-rousey-would-take-transgender-fights-case-by-case-as-fallon-fox-divides-opinion-of-peers/story-fnfmik1h-1227494401834
Fox Sports/Emily Benammar The Daily Telegraph August 24, 2015 8:08AM
"Two and a half years ago, for fear of being outed by snooping journalists as she climbed the ranks of the sport from amateur to professional, Fallon Fox revealed herself as the first known transgender athlete in MMA.
"A reporter came after me and asked me questions about my past. I was scared I could be outed, I felt like I had it coming so I got ahead of it," Fox says about her decision to tell her story in Sports Illustrated.
"The scope of anger and vitriol that I received initially ... That was disheartening, tragic. It was mind-blowing.
"I started becoming suicidal; I could have gone my whole career being myself without going through this drama."
http://m.foxsports.com.au/ufc/ronda-rousey-would-take-transgender-fights-case-by-case-as-fallon-fox-divides-opinion-of-peers/story-fnfmik1h-1227494401834
Fox Sports/Emily Benammar The Daily Telegraph August 24, 2015 8:08AM
"Two and a half years ago, for fear of being outed by snooping journalists as she climbed the ranks of the sport from amateur to professional, Fallon Fox revealed herself as the first known transgender athlete in MMA.
"A reporter came after me and asked me questions about my past. I was scared I could be outed, I felt like I had it coming so I got ahead of it," Fox says about her decision to tell her story in Sports Illustrated.
"The scope of anger and vitriol that I received initially ... That was disheartening, tragic. It was mind-blowing.
"I started becoming suicidal; I could have gone my whole career being myself without going through this drama."
Title: Re: Ronda Rousey would take transgender fights ‘case-by-case’ as Fallon Fox divides
Post by: iKate on September 19, 2015, 08:33:38 PM
Post by: iKate on September 19, 2015, 08:33:38 PM
The irony is that some states like NY do not consider MMA a real sport. So why is the MMA world in a tizzy over whether Fallon Fox is a "real" woman?