Tags – Sports
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‘One of the girls’
The sexual politics of roller derby
As the sport gains popularity and leagues attract increasingly diverse members, the question of how to include trans women has sparked important conversations and at times led to divisions.
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“The best game you can name”
Hockey is no stranger to militarism, but radical fans aren’t about to call the game
Fifteen thousand people pack the seats of the sold-out MTS Centre in Winnipeg. They cheer wildly as the home team Jets rush the puck up through the neutral zone. Cheers erupt louder still as shots are fired on goal, bodies slammed brutally into boards, and pucks are buried deep in the visitor’s net.
