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Harrison Browne comes out as the first openly transgender athlete on US pro sports team

Harrison “Brownie” Browne, who is a member of the National Women’s Hockey League, has come out as a transgender man ina historic announcementthat makes him the first openly trans player on a North American professional sports team. Although Browne was nervous about how the director of the league would react, he was met witha powerful and supportive response.