but it s also, i find people don t question your sexuality when you go in, and even if it is a question, it doesn t make any difference because you are putting your body on the line. i know i have always grown up being quite muscular, very much not one to wear a dress. i was thinking whether that played into my not wanting to come out and come to terms with being queer sooner, because i didn t want to play into the stereotypes of being the girl that has short hair who plays football and has the short hair and does the stereotypically masculine sports. i know thatjust on that reflection, i am thinking that s probably why i didn t play rugby earlier, because i played tag rugby in primary school and that fell to the sideline, whereas when i went into athletics it was like, ok, i canjust hide away for a bit and do what i need to do and be the person with the muscular body that helps with sprinting.
to come out and come to terms with being queer sooner, because i didn t want to play into the stereotypes of being the girl that has short hair who plays football and has the short hair and does the stereotypically masculine sports. i know thatjust on that reflection, i am thinking that s probably why i didn t play rugby earlier, because i played tag rugby in primary school and that fell to the sideline, whereas when i went into athletics it was like, ok, i canjust hide away for a bit and do what i need to do and be the person with the muscular body that helps with sprinting. but i was speaking to my friend the other day, she used to get people asking if i was gay, and i didn t really know back then. having her say that to me i remember questioning myself whether i appeared gay. as an adult now, i don t think there is anything wrong with that, i should have been proud of that when i was younger, but again having people put labels on you that you weren t ready or even understood yoursel
when i was younger, as well, but i switched over in uni to rugby, rugby sevens first then went into rugby 155. how would you sum up the atmosphere in women s rugby compared to other sports, in terms of its allowance of you to be yourself? it s the typical, you can be any body type to play the positions we need. but it s also, i find people don t question your sexuality when you go in, and even if it is a question, it doesn t make any difference because you are putting your body on the line. i know i have always grown up being quite muscular, very much not one to wear a dress. i was thinking whether that played into my not wanting to come out and come to terms with being queer sooner, because i didn t want to play into the stereotypes of being the girl that has short hair who plays football and has the short hair and does the stereotypically masculine sports.