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Emily Bridges is right about transgender cyclists

9 June 2022

1:52 AM

9 June 2022

1:52 AM

Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges doesn’t ‘want special treatment from anyone’. In an ITV interview, Bridges said:

‘I just want the same opportunities as my fellow female athletes’.

As someone who transitioned a few years before Emily, I’d say Bridges is right: transgender people should not need special treatment. We are human beings, just like everyone else.

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