'I feel empty': Transgender skier worries Alberta bill would ban her from competing
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Allison Hadley says she has been having a hard time focusing on training for an upcoming cross-country skiing competition.
Allison Hadley says she has been having a hard time focusing on training for an upcoming cross-country skiing competition.
If an Alberta bill restricting transgender women in sports is passed, she fears she won't be able to register for the event she's participated in for years.
"I just feel empty," Hadley, 44, said in a phone interview from Edmonton.
"This is a sport I want to continue doing until I don't have the mobility to do so."
Competing has helped her stay healthy and motivated and feel less isolated, she said.
"It's my reason to go outside. I feel free and at peace when skiing."
Alberta's United Conservative Party government introduced last week the Fairness and Safety in Sport Act. It has passed first reading in the legislature.
