Sometimes, the weight of a situation becomes so heavy that we all need to reflect on its seriousness. These posts from TransGriot  and The Huffington Post really caught our eye, so we thought we’d share them with our readers today. Although one takes place on another continent, in the world of soccer–a sport many of us Americans simply disregard–combined with a disgustingly common perception that hits close to home, these become two all too common examples of the discrimination transgender and intersex people face every day. We’re going to continue to follow these issues and hope that our readers take the time to explore this often overlooked problem with us.

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