Justine Lindsay called making the team a 'dream come true.' CBSVillage
Lindsay said she is paving the way for others who"are scared and afraid to take that step because it is not easy to do when you have ignorant people making comments that didn't go through the process like the rest of us."
"I will continue to be that pioneer I will continue to inspire and help my African American beautiful trans sisters until my last breath," she wrote."So please mind your manners and understand that if you can't say anything nice please keep it to yourself."she was"so scared" to share the news on Instagram.
"There's just some things you can't post," she said."I just felt like when I posted it, whatever reaction I get from everyone, it does not matter. And then my phone started blowing up.""This is big," she said."I think more people need to see this. It's not because I want recognition. It's just to shed light on what's going on in the world.
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