Quinn, a Canadian national team soccer player, has become the first non-binary trans person to compete at the Women’s World Cup; His debut took place on July 20 at match between Canada and Nigeria.
“Some of my favorite memories growing up were the opportunities I had to see my role models perform on the world stage and I’m so excited to experience the other side of this now.Quinn spoke on Instagram shortly before the encounter.
Since 2014, Quinn has been part of Canada’s National Women’s Team and in 2020 she announced her transition to non-binary pronouns, as well as a mastectomy to remove the breaststhus in 2021 he made history by participating in the Tokyo Olympics and obtaining a gold medal.
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Quinn was born on August 11, 1995 in Toronto, Canada. His family is made up of athletes, since his father is a rugby player and his mother a basketball player.
THE Quinn’s first steps into the sports world were volleyball.he later ventured into soccer with the Erin Millis Eagles and won the Ontario Provincial Championship and the Canadian National Championship.
Study Bachelor in Biology at Duke University.
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Quinn triumphs amid transphobia and gender
The Canadian denounced via social networks transphobia and the malgenderization it suffers since becoming a non-binary trans in the sports world.
“News matters and it is crucial to write about trans people using their name and pronouns. Investigate, change your titles and move on,” she said when she began transitioning as a non-binary trans and many media still referred to her as female gender pronouns.
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