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Left Sporting on a free & got Lille into a lawsuit with Sporting (Because he wasnât a free agent), lost the case and had to pay Sporting âŹ16m. Announces that he wants to leave AC Milan before having concrete interest, just to end up in Turkey.
Talented guy who has the braincells of a coffee table.
Iâve been reflecting a lot on what trans and nonbinary folk experience in the esports community. I hope this message isnât too late, given recent events.
There are many issues I could talk about, but I just want to speak on one: there must be an unspoken grief in being trans and seeing your idols vilify you.
I grew up watching CS:GO. My favorite team was Luminosity after Cluj-Napoca in 2015. I remember rushing home from school to scour twitch chats and copy my favorite playersâ settings. I cheered when C9 won the Boston Major. And of course I watched all of the Rank S highlights and can still quote the funniest clips from heart, even 11 years later (jeez im old).
Esports was an escape for me, as Iâm sure it is for so many of us. Yet, because I am a woman, I watched with dread as my escape was bastardized over the years by influential figures ostracizing women. I saw the same people I looked up to point and laugh and say people like me were inferior, that we could never do what they do, that we donât belong in esports, that trans women werenât my friends and were out to get me.
That anguish and betrayal I felt from a community I poured years of my life into is exactly what trans women and nonbinary folk experience times ten. They are esports fans just like anyone else. Theyâre here as an escape just like anyone else. They donât want to be treated differently from anyone else. All they want is the same respect you give any other human being.
After asking for something so simple, so basic, they experience far more hate and rejection at the hands of the very people they look up to. All while already living life constantly vilified and questioned. Itâs a shame weâve allowed this radioactive environment to fester here.
To my peers: I promise you some of your biggest fans HAVE BEEN trans and nonbinary folk. Gaming is incredibly diverse, and if youâve played in front of a crowd, you know this already. They tell others how good you are. They try to copy how you play. They make beautiful art of you and your teams. They wake up early or stay up late to watch your games. They celebrate your successes and feel for your failures. Theyâre just like any of your supporters.
Thank you to those who know this already. I promise your acceptance doesnât go unnoticed.
For those who donât: Itâs an incredible opportunity and gift to be someoneâs escape in this world. What a waste to squander it.
And to the trans and nonbinary folk reading this: you are welcome here. Existence is resistance. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
J'essaye de convaincre le Paris FC et la famille Arnault de lĂącher un billet sur un gros nom avant la fin du mercato. Ca y est, c'est le moment, faut faire briller