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Title: How Caitlyn Jenner inspired transgender teen barred from high school volleyball
Post by: stephaniec on July 16, 2015, 05:13:38 PM
How Caitlyn Jenner inspired transgender teen barred from high school volleyball

http://abcnews.go.com/US/caitlyn-jenner-inspired-transgender-teen-barred-high-school/story?id=32492319

ABC News/by Emily Shapiro  via Good Morning America    07/16/2015

"As Caitlyn Jenner accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs Wednesday night, she touched on the importance of transgender athletes getting to play sports "as who they really are."

The message hit home for Alex Trujillo, a 17-year-old transgender teen living in San Fidel, New Mexico, who said she was devastated when she wasn't allowed to join a girl's sports team at her high school"