Outward: Fighting for Non-Binary Inclusivity in Athletics with Cal Calamia

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🗓️ 25 September 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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In this episode, Outward hosts Jules Gill-Peterson, Bryan Lowder, and Christina Cauterucci sit down with non-binary marathoner Cal Calamia to talk about their journey into competitive racing. Cal shares how they first got into running and how their experiences as a non-binary, trans-masculine athlete have shaped their advocacy. From battling outdated USADA regulations on hormone therapy to pushing for non-binary categories in major marathons, Cal gives insight into the work they do to make competitive racing gender-inclusive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.2	I'm Christina Kauterucci, a senior writer at Slate, and the queerest thing happening in my life right now is that my tomato plants were just massive disappointments all summer, barely producing anything.
1:03.7	And now, suddenly, tomato season is basically over and they're absolutely popping off.
1:10.8	Like tomatoes everywhere.
1:13.1	The plants themselves are shriveled and yet tomatoes are still happening.
1:16.1	It's like, you know, their brat summer is starting now in mid-September.
1:21.6	And as annoying as it is, I kind of respect them for not caring at all about my hopes and dreams for that and just choosing their own paths, living their own lives.
1:32.0	I'm Brian Lauter. I am an editor. their own paths, living their own lives.
1:33.2	I'm Brian Lauter, I am an editor at Slate, and that those tomatoes sound super queer to me.
1:38.2	Yeah, they're like, they're like charting their own path.
1:40.9	They're not, they're not concerned about concerned about you know late August. Not even
1:44.3	like like being right on time for the Instagram that's in that no. Well I'm
1:49.6	Jules Gil Peterson and I have to say there's something you know could be a little bit a little
1:53.9	bit transactual puberty can strike twice or strike a little later than
1:57.7	plan sometimes so you know if they're ripening now, good on them.
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