18+: Renée Richards was in 1976 the first openly transgender…

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Did you know? Renée Richards was in 1976 the first openly transgender athlete to compete in a major sport. The US Tennis Open refused her entry; she won a court case in 1977 and played the Open later that year. The sports world has been divided over trans participation ever since.

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Renée Richards was in 1976 the first openly transgender athlete to compete in a major sport. The US Tennis Open refused her entry; she won a court case in 1977 and played the Open later that year. The sports world has been divided over trans participation ever since.

Renée Richards was in 1976 de eerste openlijk transgender atleet die in een grote sport competeerde. Het US Tennis Open weigerde haar deelname; ze won een rechtszaak in 1977 en speelde dat jaar nog op het Open. Sportwereld is sindsdien nog steeds verdeeld over trans-deelname.

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