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Tri-City Roller Derby in Waterloo region says it won’t travel to the U.S. for eight bouts this year over concerns about how athletes and team members might be treated at the border. In January, President Donald Trump signed an order saying the U.S. will only recognize two genders. Tri-City Roller Derby members Maggie Middleton and Kaitrin Doll spoke with CBC K-W’s The Morning Edition about the team’s decision.
Some Ontario roller derby teams say they won’t travel to the United States this year to compete because the current climate makes it “unsafe” for their athletes.
Teams in Waterloo region, Guelph, Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa have said they will skip bouts in the U.S.
On Sunday, Tri-City Roller Derby in Waterloo region issued a statement saying U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order recognizing only two genders— male and female — does “not allow the accurate reflection of gender expression on …
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