Episode 78: Layshia Clarendon

Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy

Julie Foudy

Sports

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2022

⏱️ 76 minutes

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WNBA All-Star Layshia Clarendon joins Laughter Permitted to talk about being the first openly non-binary and transgender player in the WNBA, the warm embrace they have received from the Minnesota Lynx franchise and what life was like inside the 2020 "Wubble" season. Layshia also discusses the freedom of living your truth (that's where the "gold" is), how she and her wife are raising their chid in gender expansiveness and why humanity needs to be considered when discussing transgender athletes. Such an important and enlightening conversation on so many levels. In the close of the show, Lynn takes over Questions Permitted to ask Julie about her recent visit to the White House for Equal Pay Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The laughter permitted podcast is brought to you by Ally. Do it right.
0:04.4	Hello to the dopest of all the villages. You're listening to laughter permitted.
0:09.8	So we're donuts, by the way, but I'm desperately trying to slow that roll.
0:14.2	I'm Julie Fowdy. This is little Zowie. Hi, Lynn.
0:17.2	Hey, Jules.
0:18.3	Our conversation today is one that I've been wanting to have for a very long time.
0:24.4	And I think it's an incredibly important one to share as well because
0:29.2	it is enlightening in so many ways.
0:33.3	Our guest is WNBA All Star,
0:36.3	Lasia Clarendon, who is the first openly non-binary and transgender player in the WNBA.
0:43.7	Lasia also uses she, he, they pronouns interchangeably.
0:49.0	As a veteran of the WNBA, Lasia currently plays for the Minnesota links.
0:54.2	They've been an outspoken leader in the league for many years, elevating LGBTQ
1:00.3	plus and social justice issues and all he does.
1:04.1	And in this episode, we talk about their experience during the 2020
1:08.2	wobble season, particularly as it relates to activism.
1:12.0	And even the source of that activism for Lasia, which may surprise you because it certainly did for me,
1:20.3	the freedom that comes with being open about her gender fluidity and the importance for Lasia and his wife,
1:27.8	Jessica, and raising their child in gender expansiveness.
1:31.9	In 2021, Lasia announced she had top surgery becoming the first active WNBA player to do so.
1:40.2	And a production note, we recorded this interview after Liatomas, the UPEN swimmer,
1:46.2	competed in the Ivy League championships, but before she became the first trans woman to win an NCAA
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