Texas Roller Derby teamed up with CIB Austin to host a downtown skate celebrating Pride.
, which ended constitutional protection for abortions, TXRD says being together is more important than ever.
TXRD hosted a "Pride roll-out" last weekend where skaters met at Barton Springs Saloon and skated around"We’ve started to become a more inclusive league. We include all female identifying, non-binary, trans skaters, like pretty much anyone can join us now," Frea said. "And it’s always been a safe space for women, and now we are trying to expand that and make it a safe space for all queer people as well.
Terrentine says any kind of wheels are welcome at CIB events- skateboards, inline skates, quad skates, scooters, and more. CIB is hostingRollerskating and roller derby can seem intimidating, but TXRD rookie Alexis Rubio, aka ‘La Vida Loca’, says "you are a lot better than you think you are." Rubio has been working through TXRD's three-month long rookie program, and even as a newcomer she says the league is nothing less than accepting.
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