Ellia Green Is Now A Man
Retired Olympic rugby sevens gold medalist Ellia Green has become the first Olympian to transition to become a man, according to a video posted by the Bingham Cup, the biennial world championships of gay and inclusive rugby.
Thursday 18 August 2022 | 14:03
Retired Olympic rugby sevens gold medalist Ellia Green has become the first Olympian to transition to become a man, according to a video posted by the Bingham Cup, the biennial world championships of gay and inclusive rugby.
During the "Transphobia and Homophobia in Sport" portion of a summit hosted during the Ottawa tournament, Green on Tuesday laid out the details.
In Green's video, the 29-year-old noted the transition was motivated by a desire to be truthful.
"One promise that I made to myself (is) that when my rugby career ended, I would continue to live the rest of my life in the identity, in the body that I should have," the Fijian-born Green said.
"That's a really difficult thing to do in this time and day.
"All you have to do is turn on the TV, look on social media platforms, and you can see the amount of bullying, harm and discrimination that goes on about gender identities. It's extremely harmful."
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