She’s The First Transgender Woman To Ever Be A Cheerleader In The NFL
The Carolina Panthers Professional Football team has recently welcomed a new member to the Carolina Panthers TopCats Cheerleaders, Justine Simone Lindsey, who also happens to be the first transgender female in the National Football League.
The 29-year-old female first announced her accomplishment back in March of 2022 on her Instagram account titled just_lindsay_ and has since gone viral.
As the newest member of the Carolina TopCats, Justine breaks NFL history as she sets out to bust through barriers and pave a new path for black transgender women.
At first, no one except her family knew she was transitioning. During an interview with BuzzFeed, she mentioned that not even her closest friend, whom she calls her sister, knew she was transgender.
While there is no official record of transgender men or women accepting a cheerleader position in NFL history, Justine is excited to be the one who breaks through the barrier, even if not everyone around her is on board.
The newest member of the Carolina Panthers TopCats has received a lot of hate since the announcement has reached all social media platforms.
As the news seems to have broken the internet, Justine has stayed nothing but positive on her Instagram account.
“Thank you to all my haters who think I’m bringing the organization down,” Justine wrote in an Instagram post.
Instagram; pictured above is Justine
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“Clearly, I don’t. The Carolina panthers Organization is an excellent one, one that supports all people, white, black, yellow trans, straight, etc. at the end of the day, myself and the other 29 members @topcats made the squad fair and square.”
It was noted in the interview that Justine admitted that she was transgender in her application.
However, Chandalae Lanouette, the Carolina Panthers Topcats’ director, stated that Justine Linday’s talent is what nailed her a spot on the team, not the making of NFL history.
In an interview with BuzzFeed, Chandalae Lanouette states, “My goal is to create a team of individuals that are absolute fire on the field but are incredible human beings in the locker room, good friends, good people, and at the end of the day, you have to walk through the door first to get to that spot.”
Justine stays strong and remains proud of herself for landing this role as a Carolina Panther’s Cheerleader.
She even calls out her haters in her latest Instagram post, saying, “I will continue to be that pioneer. I will continue to inspire and help my African American beautiful trans sisters until my last breath.”
“So please mind your manners and understand that if you can’t say anything nice, please keep it to yourself.”
As our parents used to say, if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it all.
Congrats, Justine, on making NFL history!
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