Questioning Athletic Gender Norms
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/Content/Articles/Issues/Homophobia/Q/Questioning-Athletic-Gender-Norms.aspx (http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/Content/Articles/Issues/Homophobia/Q/Questioning-Athletic-Gender-Norms.aspx)
Jess Ream, a student at Mount Holyoke College, spoke with It Takes A Team! about being a transgender college athlete. Jess is currently a senior, and played ice hockey from freshman year to junior year. It Takes A Team! is the Women's Sports Foundation's program aimed at eliminating homophobia in athletics.
How do you identify your gender?
I identify as transgender or genderqueer. I am female bodied, but usually pass as a man. I do not have a pro-noun preference. Identifying as just male or female has always felt like playing dress up. I have been told, and feel, very much in the middle. I let people call me what is most comfortable for them, since I don't mind either.