Daily News | Philly’s junior roller derby team is 1 after winning national championships last weekend
, were already champions long before they had a national title to their name.
In 2015, a year after the team was founded as an all-girls program, the parents, players, and coaches voted to open it up to people of all genders. Today, the 20 members of the All-Stars team include teens who identify as male, female, trans, and gender fluid. The Philly Roller Derby Juniors are one of 74 open-gender teams registered with the Junior Roller Derby Association.
“I play with boys and I was born female, so in society I would be seen as weaker or less, but in here I’m like ‘I don’t care, I’m going to hit them.’ I see them on the same level as me,” player Elena “Bad Blood” Liu said. “I think because it’s a coed sport we all treat each other a lot better, and I think it builds character within all of us.”
“Even when our opponents are not being positive to us, it’s very important to us to keep it positive and keep it kind because that’s what we expect from other people, and that’s what people should expect from us,” player Ethan “I-Roll” Garrity said.
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