2023-06-02 05:08:32
Na Hwarin, the first transgender athlete in Korea, was in front of a cafe in Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do on the afternoon of the 31st. <한겨레>posing before an interview. Na will participate as a cyclist at the Gangwon Provincial Sports Festival, which will be held from the 3rd. Reporter Baek So-ah [email protected]
LGBTQ and human rights organizations sent messages of support and encouragement to the news of transgender woman Hwarin Na (37) participating in an official sports event in Korea. On the morning of the 2nd, the Rainbow Action Against Sexual Minority Discrimination issued a statement of support, saying, “We support Na Hwarin’s sprint, which challenges the gender dichotomy that is established in our society.” He continued, “I support player Na, who is trying to reshape the gender dichotomy and the ‘fair’ discourse in our society through (athlete Na’s) ‘Participation at the risk of life’, and player Na and fellow players will participate in the ‘Everyone’s Playground’ at the Gangwon Provincial Sports Festival. We cheer for the opening of ‘ and the competition in good faith.” At the ’58th Gangwon-do People’s Sports Festival’ held from the 3rd to the 7th, Na competes in two women’s cycling events (cycle racing and scratch) as a representative of Cheorwon-gun. It is the first time for a transgender athlete to participate in a domestic sports event. In an interview with Na on the 31st, she explained that she decided to participate in the hope that “my participation in the competition will become an issue.” It is the intention that with her participation as an opportunity, we hope that our society will start a full-fledged discussion about the controversy over the participation of transgender female athletes in competitions. Regarding the fairness controversy surrounding the participation of transgender players in the competition, Rainbow Action said, “Fair and equality are not in conflict, and the current sport in which transgender people are excluded does not mean that it is fair.” They said, “What is important is not the exhausting debate per se about whether trans women are fair to compete,” they said. said. 21 other human rights and social groups also sent messages of support for Na. Gonggam of the Public Interest Human Rights Law Foundation said, “We support and support Na Hwarin’s challenge to be the beginning of breaking the wall so that transgender athletes are not excluded from the sports area that is only divided into men and women.” The Seoul Human Rights Film Festival also said, “I will gladly jump into the ‘controversy’ of the player. The Seoul Human Rights Film Festival will stand up to the discrimination and stigma of our society as hard and firm as the power you pedal to roll the wheels and run on the track.” Reporter Chae Yoon-tae [email protected]
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