How roller derby in SLC accepts all gender identities: ‘We’re already done talking about that’
While other sports are debating what to do about trans athletes, the ‘outcasts [and] misfits’ of derby say the oval is a ‘safe haven.’
(Frank Regalado | Amplify Utah) Hannah Rivas, in the green shorts, who skates under the derby name Menstrual Psycho, breaks position as a jammer, at right with the purple star on their helmet, slips by during a Wasatch Roller Derby match. Rivas said the league is run by and based on the community, and “without that community, it would just completely fall apart.”