Meet the first openly transgender and nonbinary Olympians making history in Tokyo:
plans to release new guidelines for transgender athletes within two months focused on safety, fairness and inclusion. All sports would need to decide for themselves where the “sweet spot” between those virtues is.
The safety element is likely to be a key factor in some sports, especially contact sports likeAlana Smith as they competed in the skateboarding street event for Team USA, with NBC and BBC pundits using incorrect pronouns throughout the event. The media is not alone in using the incorrect pronouns for nonbinary athletes at the Games. While official Olympic biographics for both
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