Jessica Platt ( born Jessica Platt ; born May 8, 1989 ; Sarnia , Ontario , Canada ) is a professional hockey player and LGBT human rights defender [1] [2] . She plays for the in the (CWHL) and is the first transgender woman to play in the CWHL [3] .
 Jessica platt | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defender |
| Growth | 173 cm |
| Weight | 70 kg |
| Grab | left |
| Citizenship |  Canada |
| Born | |
| Career | Toronto Furies, since 2016 |
Content
Career
Platt was admitted to the Canadian Women's Hockey League in 2016 [4] and was invited to play four games for the Fury Toronto in the 2016–2017 season when another player was injured [5] . The following season, she played full time [5] .
Early life and transition
Platt spent her childhood in Bright Grove, Ontario, and attended Catholic High School, where she played hockey. [6] After graduating from high school, Platt began hormone replacement therapy in 2012 with the full support of her family [6] .
She graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2014 and worked on campus as a children's ice skating trainer. Then Platt returned to hockey [5] .
Public Recognition
On January 10, 2018, Platt revealed that she is a transgender woman through her Instagram [7] , after support from the sports community. Platt was the first professional transgender hockey player, and the second trans woman to play professional sports [8] (after Harrison Brown made a come-out that he was a trans man in October 2016 during a game in the National Women's Hockey League) [ 9] . Platt said that Brown played an important role in her decision to make her cuming out [4] .
In September 2018, Platt was recognized as one of Canada’s “25 Best Women in 2018” [7] .
See Also
- Fabinne Peter
Notes
- ↑ Jessica Platt Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com unopened . www.hockeydb.com. Date of treatment March 30, 2019.
- ↑ Jessica Platt at eliteprospects.com . www.eliteprospects.com. Date of treatment March 30, 2019.
- ↑ Canadian Women's Hockey League . www.thecwhl.com. Date of treatment March 30, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 Hockey is for Everyone: The Jessica Platt Story - Sportsnet.ca . www.sportsnet.ca. Date of treatment March 30, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 3 CWHL's first transgender woman finds comfort, confidence in professional hockey . espnW. Date of treatment March 30, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 Paul Morden Published on: January 20, 2018 | Last Updated: January 22, 2018 2:47 Am Est. Sarnia's Jessica Platt is the first openly transgender player in Canadian Women's Hockey League ( unspecified ) ? . Sarnia Observer (January 20, 2018). Date of treatment March 30, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 Teresa Harris. Top 25 Women of Influence 2018: Jessica Platt . Women of Influence (September 6, 2018). Date of treatment March 30, 2019.
- ↑ Toronto Furies forward Jessica Platt comes out as transgender . toronto.citynews.ca. Date of treatment March 30, 2019.
- ↑ Corey Masisak. Looking forward: Harrison Browne, first openly transgender ... . The Athletic. Date of treatment March 30, 2019.