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title: "Transgender athlete inspires teammates and policy changes"
type: "article"
space: "MyNews"
author: "Tiffany Hsieh"
created: 2022-04-12T16:42:42Z
updated: 2022-04-12T16:42:42Z
tags: ["feature-stories"]
url: "https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/112/mynews/articles/feature-stories/6267/transgender-athlete-inspires-teammates-and-policy-changes"
---

# Transgender athlete inspires teammates and policy changes

Before she made the Seneca Sting women’s volleyball team, CL Viloria used to play on the boys’ team in high school. Back then, she didn’t think it was possible to be on the right team for her, fearing how people would react.

Today, the [Practical Nursing](https://www.senecacollege.ca/programs/fulltime/PND.html) student is not only the first varsity athlete at Seneca to have openly identified herself as transgender, but she has been one of the key players on the court this season.

[Read the full story](https://www.senecacollege.ca/news-and-events/seneca-news/transgender-athlete-inspires-teammates-and-policy-changes.html?utm_source=mynews&utm_medium=ei&utm_campaign=CL)