S1E5: Chelsea Wolfe Wants In on the (Olympic) Games
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All Chelsea Wolfe wants is the chance to compete. As a female BMX freestyle rider, she and her fellow competitors have been excluded from their sport’s biggest events. As a trans athlete, she’s had society, and even those in her sport, try and exclude her from everything. When BMX freestyle makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo, Chelsea wants to be there. For herself, for her sport and for the trans community.
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