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"cw suicide Lets talk about sport for a second, as a trans person. Around this time when I was 12 turning 13 I luckily failed a suicide attempt (this is also why this birthday matters so much to me as I never thought I would live another 10 years) Rowing saved my life the following year. I never had a supportive or positive space before. Rowing was the first place I felt welcome and safe. A lot of this was because of my coach, who I am still close with and was the first person I called after releasing my coming out video. If I had been able to come out when I was younger, and was then barred from competing in sport, it would have destroyed me. Preventing trans kids from playing is an active act of violence against our community. It is horrid and cruel. Sport definitely has problems, but it can be life saving. It certainly was for me. These laws are an attempt to legislate us out of existence and as a coach and former athlete, they both anger me and genuinely hurt my heart." -- Aranock, 4 of Ravens (Aranock1), 2021-06-15 (four tweets)