US triathlete Chris Mosier has becomes the first transgender athlete to strip down for ESPN’s Body issue.
The 35-year-old, who became the first trans athlete to join a US national team that matched his gender identity when he landed a spot on the USA’s sprint duathlon men’s team last year, says that he’s wanted to be on ESPN’s Body Issue for over a year.
“I think the reason I felt so inspired to do it is that I’m finally at a place where I feel very comfortable with my body”, he tells the magazine. “And as a trans person, being in a body that didn’t really fit me for 29 years, now I feel very comfortable in my own skin.”
Mosier has taken to social media to show appreciation for the cover.
Trans Athlete @TheChrisMosier Will Appear in the 2016 @ESPN ‘Body Issue’ https://t.co/T1NMFWx7E8 via @TheCut
— The Chris Mosier (@TheChrisMosier) June 21, 2016
Guess what gets posted today??? #bodyissue pic.twitter.com/4dum3YsI5S
— The Chris Mosier (@TheChrisMosier) June 28, 2016
Mosier will be joined by 56-year-old gay diver Greg Louganis for the Body Issue, which hits news stands on July 8.
For more from the 2016 Body Issue, check out espn.com/bodyissue.
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