Mary Austin on Nostr: Fascinating look into the history of trans athletes at the Olympics. What surprised ...

Fascinating look into the history of trans athletes at the Olympics. What surprised me is the fact that pre-Hitler, there was real acceptance of trans athletes. The othering of trans (and Jewish) athletes started at the Nazi-run Olympics in 1936.

The rest of the interview- the association of transphobia with misogyny against cis-female athletes, race and class as intersecting factors- is pretty much what you'd have on your Bingo card for this subject.

#Olympics #LGBT

https://www.vox.com/culture/364032/trans-athletes-olympics-2024