Sport, Social Justice & Development Podcast

"Let Us Play: Winning the Battle for Gender Diverse Athletes" featuring Harrison & Rachel Browne


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This episode features Harrison Browne and Rachel Browne, who discuss their recent book, "Let Us Play: Winning the Battle for Gender Diverse Athletes". The discussion focuses on transgender inclusion in sport amidst rising anti-trans sentiment and policy in North America.

Harrison Browne (he/him) is the first transgender athlete in professional hockey. He was part of the National Women's Hockey League and played for the Metropolitan Riveters and the Buffalo Beauts. Rachel Browne (she/her) is an award-winning investigative journalist and documentary producer. Rachel’s work appears in The Walrus, Texas Monthly, Maclean's magazine, Global News, Politico, VICE News, Thomson Reuters, and other outlets.


Links:


Let Us Play - Winning the Battle for Gender Diverse Athletes:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780979/let-us-play-by-harrison-browne-and-rachel-browne/


Harrison Browne:

https://www.harrison-browne.com/ (website)@Hbrowne24 (X account)

@hbrowne24 (Instagram account)


Rachel Browne:

https://www.rachelbrowne.ca/ (website)

@rp_browne (X account)

@rachelpbrowne (Instagram account)

Featured in this episode: Harrison Browne, Rachel Browne, Julia Ferreira Gomes, and Lyndsay Hayhurst. Music by: Kevin McLeod and Broke for Free via the 'Free Music Archive'. Album artwork by: Shawn Forde.

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