To read more stories from those affected by transgender sports bans, see Appendix B. ![]() I was afraid of nothing because they also accepted me with open arms and really just wanted to make sure that I was comfortable and felt safe, which was incredible because I was worried that I wasn’t going to get that. My new coach referred to me as one of her boys. I wanted to be around people who didn’t know me so that they only had one picture of who I was in their mind, and that was Jay as a man. I’m definitely very fortunate that, at least as far as riding, it’s all been coed so my gender identity hasn’t been a problem.īut I still decided to transfer because I didn’t want to be around people who had a preconceived notion of who I was. I know a lot of other trans athletes have to give up the sport that they love when they start to transition because organizations have a lot of regulations in terms of trans athletes competing on non-coed teams. ![]() I knew they were going to be supportive because I walked into the barn the next day and my name had already been crossed out on the board and corrected with the name that I had sent them in the email literally 12 hours prior. I sent out an email to the entire team, including the coaches, coming out to them. ![]() Jay’s quotes, and quotes throughout the report, may have been edited for length and/or clarity. Below, he describes his experience navigating his transition and team, excerpted from an interview he participated in with the author of this report. Jay is a transgender man who competed in equestrian throughout high school and college, including through his transition during college.
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