Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard becomes 1st trans woman athlete in Olympic history

Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard did not make it to the podium, but she did make history. The New Zealand athlete became the first out transgender woman to compete in the Olympics on Monday — even as she failed to complete a successful lift in the women’s over-87-kilogram weightlifting category.

from New York Daily News https://ift.tt/3lnpb0E