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Trans football star Kumi Yokoyama discusses coming out journey: “I’m glad I did it”

Trans football star Kumi Yokoyama has opened up about their coming out journey in a new interview. Earlier this year, the US-based footballer – who goes by they/them pronouns – made headlines after they came out as a trans man. “In the future, I want to quit soccer and live as a man,” the 27-year-old revealed on YouTube. Yokoyama’s monumental announcement was immediately embraced by the sports community and political figures like President Joe Biden. Taking to Twitter, the 46th president praised the young athlete and NFL player Carl Nassib…

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Trans college athlete suffers backlash over record breaking win

A transgender woman is facing backlash from trolls after achieving a record-breaking swim win. Last week, University of Pennsylvania swim star Lia Thomas qualified for the upcoming NCAA Division 1 championship. During her recent race, she broke a conference record after she earned the time of 1:41.93 and 4:34.06 for the 200 and 500-yard freestyle. Since achieving such a massive feat, the UPenn senior has received an array of backlash from conservatives and anti-trans individuals. Last week, the right-winged sports publication OutKick published an anonymous letter from a teammate that…

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