Trans MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin opens up about why she’s not afraid to take a punch
A post shared by Alana McLaughlin (@lady_feral)“You want me in there being your boogeyman. So give me a fight.”Alana McLaughlin utters those life-defining words in a new documentary about her journey into the ring, Unfightable.
Three years ago, McLaughlin became the second out trans woman to compete in mixed martial arts, the culmination of her excruciating efforts to be recognized as her true self.
It took months for McLaughlin to find an opponent, or a venue that would even host her. Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.That phrase–“give me a fight”–might as well be McLaughlin’s mantra.
The South Carolina-born debutante has been fighting all her life, born into an ultra-religious family that didn’t accept her trans identity.
