The reason why Justine Lindsay made NFL history also allegedly resulted in her being fired by the Carolina Panthers organization, the former cheerleader claims. Article content

Lindsay, the league’s first transgender cheerleader, who performed for three years as a member of the Carolina TopCats, said that she believes she was fired because she is trans. Article content Article content

Lindsay made the claim during a livestream on last week.

“I was cut because I’m trans. I don’t wanna hear nobody saying ‘She didn’t wanna come back.’ Why the hell would I not wanna come back to an organization that I’ve been a part of for three years,” Lindsay said. “I was devastated. It stung. I was hurt.”

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While she does feel that she has been “done wrong,” L

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