One thing that I've really struggled with as of late is finding my place within communities of marginalized journalists. A lot of spaces designed for "Women in Sports," are explicitly not inclusive of someone like me.

I'm not saying those spaces shouldn't exist, but my experience is that in the sports industry is that women's spaces center she/her pronouns and femininity at the expense of queerness broadly and gender expansive identities specifically.

In a society that devalues femininity, the need for these spaces is abundantly clear. The unfortunate impact of that is the continuous feeling of acute isolation that I feel as a non-binary person.

I'm in a privileged position as someone who works at ESPN, and I'm so thankful for the community of friends and mentors I have. I just often think about others who don't have that community and support. In an industry so heavy on networks, to be constantly shut out is devastating