Fair Play By Shoshana K. Goldberg Getty/Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald A teacher plays softball with a group of students, May 2019. Adam Peck Jay’s story Jay is a transgender man who competed in equestrian throughout high school and college, including through his transition during college. Below, he describes his experience navigating his transition and team, excerpted from an interview he participated in with the author of this report.
Jay’s quotes, and quotes throughout the report, may have been edited for length and/or clarity. I came out to my equestrian team first. I sent out an email to the entire team, including the coaches, coming out to them. I knew they were going to be supportive because I walked into the barn the next day and my name had already been crossed out on the board and corrected with the name that I had sent them in the email literally 12 hours prior.