Breaks Boundaries by Competing for Men's Team: 'I Made the Right Decision'

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Breaks Boundaries by Competing for Men's Team: 'I Made the Right Decision'

http://www.people.com/article/transgender-harvard-swimmer-freshman- 🔗

People/By Rose Minutaglio 04/11/2016 AT 02:00 PM EDT

"Harvard University's Schuyler Bailar made headlines when he became the first openly transgender swimmer in NCAA Division 1 history.

The college freshman, who was originally recruited to the women's swim team and now competes for the men's team, chronicles his physical and emotional transition on social media. "

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Harvard's Evolved Response to a Trans Male Swimmer Is a Joy to Watch

4/12/16
By Christina Cauterucci

http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2016/04/12/harvard_s_evolved_response_to_a_trans_male_swimmer_is_a_joy_to_watch.html 🔗

When I watch a television news segment on transgender issues, I'm always waiting for the other shoe to drop. Though the trans community has worked for and earned increased visibility in mainstream media in recent years, abuse of trans people is encoded into the very laws of some states, couching much coverage of trans issues in the rhetoric of tragedy and discrimination.

That's what makes Sunday's 60 Minutes segment on Harvard swimmer Schuyler Bailar such a joy to watch

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Stories like this give me hope.

I wanted to play MLB so bad when I was a kid.