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The debate over the inclusion of gender-diverse people in the sports world has become the latest battleground in the fight for basic human rights and equality. Transgender and non-binary people around the world are facing physical harm, violence and death at unprecedented rates. In Let Us Play, investigative journalist Rachel Browne and her brother, trans athlete Harrison Browne, reveal how the opposition to gender-diverse athletes is fuelled by fear and moral panic, as opposed to facts about what makes a “level playing field.”
Interweaving Harrison’s first-hand experience with accounts from athletes, coaches, policymakers and advocates on the front lines, the book dismantles the illusions that sports were ever fair, that trans athletes pose a threat to women’s sports, and that gender-affirming healthcare for athletes should prohibit them from playing. Calling for a reframing of gender binaries in sports from youth and high-school levels all the way up to national leagues, Browne and Browne offer a new path forward, led by solutions proposed by gender-diverse athletes themselves. “This book is a gift,” says Dave Zirin, sports editor of The Nation. “Let’s make sure it gets into the hands of those who need it.”
In this exclusive Toronto premiere, Browne and Browne join media personality Jax Irwin to discuss Let Us Play and the issues it takes up. Be among the first to experience one of the most urgent, incisive and timely books of the year.
Limited quantities of Let Us Play will also be available for purchase at the event from Another Story Bookshop.
Browne and Browne will be signing books after the Q&A.
Doors will open 45 minuntes prior to the event.
Promotional Partner: The ArQuives and You Can Play
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