Footballer Quinn Comes Out As Trans
Canadian international footballerQuinn, 25, has come out as trans, through an emotional Instagram post, as ‘The Sun’ reports.
They wrote on Instagram: “Coming out is HARD ( and kinda bs).
“I know for me it’s something I’ll be doing over again for the rest of my life. As I’ve lived as an openly trans person with the people I love most for many years, I did always wonder when I’d come out publicly.
“Instagram is a weird space. I wanted to encapsulate the feelings I had towards my trans identity in one post but that’s really not why anyone is on here, including myself.
“So INSTEAD I want to be visible to queer folx who don’t see people like them on their feed. I know it saved my life years ago. I want to challenge cis folks (if you don’t know what cis means, that’s probably you!!!) to be better allies.
“It’s a process, and i know it won’t be perfect, but if I can encourage you to start then it’s something.”
Their post finished with five tips for cis people - those whose gender identity matches their sex assigned at birth.
“1) put your pronouns in your bio.
“2) follow/ listen to other trans/nb voices ( @janetmock , @ashleemariepreston , @alokvmenon to name a few :)).
“3) practice using gender neutral pronouns with friends/ in a mirror.
“4) vote.
“5) start to catch yourself making assumptions about people in public/ bathrooms/ any space.”
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