Freedom for All Americans, a bipartisan campaign to win LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections nationwide — has given gymnasts, sports fans and allies a chance to speak out against the hateful laws.
Here are five hunky sports figures who have already used the hashtag and what they’re saying about transphobia in politics and sports.
A post shared by Connor McCool (@connormccool_)McCool, a gymnast for the University of Illinois, recently competed at the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) men’s gymnastic championships at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma.While there, McCool wrote in a Twitter post, “Thrilled to be competing at the NCAA championships today.
At the same time I’m #flippingexhausted that across the country and in the state of Oklahoma, lawmakers are pushing legislation targeting trans youth and their families.