Ellia Green

The retired Rugby 7s star revealed has revealed he is transgender as part of the LGBT Bingham Cup rugby tournament in Canada.

Banning transgender people from sport is disgraceful and hurtful,” says 2016 Olympic gold medalist Ellia Green. “It only means the rates of suicide and ...

1, I am going to live the rest of my life with my partner and my daughter. “That was a bright spark in my mind during these dark times facing demons, but I knew there was light at the end of the tunnel.” And that I am going to live the rest of my life as her dad.” “As a kid I remember I thought I was a boy in public, I had a short (haircut) and whenever we met new people they thought I was a boy,” Green says. I felt like a complete failure, it was heartbreaking,” Green added, explaining the feelings that lingered after being left off the Olympic team. He also credits partner Vanessa, who has a law degree and is now doing her doctorate — “she’s inspired me every single day.” “I do believe that even through traumatic circumstances there was a lot to learn from it.” Green, a flying winger, was among the stars of the show. “Vanessa was pregnant and having to come to hospital to visit,” Green said. Recalling later childhood memories of domestic violence, seeing Yolanta being abused in another relationship, Green said “caused a lot of long-lasting trauma.” “Pretty much my rugby career ended and I had been in and out of mental health facilities for serious issues. Realizing that sharing his experience could be lifesaving for others is what compelled Green to go public in a video to be shown Tuesday to participants at an international summit on ending transphobia and homophobia in sport.

The Olympic gold medalist, who played on the Australian rugby sevens team, came out as a trans man on Aug. 16.

So why not just live the rest of your life exactly as you want to be because life is just too short to live it as something else?" "I just knew it was going be the most liberating feeling when I had that surgery and when I started to take the steps towards being in the body that I know I am meant to be in." "It's extremely harmful, so for someone to be open and honest about that to the public eye is absolutely daunting." "People are always going to have something to say, whether that be positive or negative," he said. Green also touched on the difficult decision to speak openly about his transition and the courage it took for him to do so. "The one thing that kept me positive was the fact that I had planned my top surgery, and it was something that I had been literally counting down the days with my beautiful partner," he said.

Rio Olympic rugby sevens medallist Ellia Green speaks of struggling with mental health after retiring from elite sport, and his plans for the future with ...

And that I am going to live the rest of my life as her dad." It was something I was counting down the days with my partner." I felt like a complete failure, it was heartbreaking," Green added, explaining the feelings that lingered after being left off the Olympic team. He also credits partner Vanessa, who has a law degree and is now doing her doctorate — "she's inspired me every single day". "I always used to wear my brother's clothes, played with tools, and ran around with no shirt on. Playing rugby at any level, or even coaching, is not on Green's radar for now. "My mum would dress me in girlie outfits … "I just knew it was going to be the most liberating feeling when I had that surgery and to be in the body I knew I had to be," Green says in the video. Realising that sharing his experience could be lifesaving for others is what compelled Green to go public in a video shown to participants at an international summit on ending transphobia and homophobia in sport. My depression hit a new level of sadness." The story has been a difficult one at times. But the only way to help heal is to talk about it …

Australian Olympic gold medallist Ellia Green has transitioned to male and condemned the “disgraceful” banning of transgender people from sport.

“I learnt that in 10 years of being a professional rugby player. So why not just live the rest of your life exactly as you want to be because life is just too short to live it as something else, and you are beautiful.” “I just knew I was going be the most liberating feeling when I had that surgery and started to take the steps towards being in the body that I know I am meant to be in. Green said he made a promise to himself that when his rugby career ended he would live the rest of his life in the body he knew he was meant to be in. “I really took it as a reflection on my whole self as a person, so I was unable to leave the house,” he said. Australian Olympic gold medallist Ellia Green has transitioned to male and condemned the “disgraceful” banning of transgender people from sport.

Retired Australian rugby union player Ellia Green, is the first Olympian to come out as a transgender man.

So why not just live the rest of your life exactly as you want to be because life is just too short to live it as something else, and you are beautiful,” added Green. I just knew it was going to be the most liberating feeling when I had that surgery and started to take the steps towards being in the body that I know I am meant to be in,” said Green. “We won a Gold Medal, and it was the most incredible feeling to be a part of it.” “And the thing is, even without changing genders, changing appearance, identity, people are always going to have something to say, whether that be positive or negative. It’s extremely harmful, so for someone to be open and honest about their identity to the public eye is absolutely daunting,” said Green. The 10th Bingham Cup is being held at Ottawa, Canada.

Australian Olympic gold medallist Ellia Green has opened up about his gender transition, describing it as "the best decision of my life".

1, I am going to live the rest of my life with my partner and my daughter (Waitui). And that I am going to live the rest of my life as her dad." I'd like to help someone not feel so isolated by telling my story." "I just knew it was going to be the most liberating feeling when I had that surgery and to be in the body I knew I had to be," Green said. 25+ news channels in 1 place. He said transitioning was the best decision of his life after he made a promise to himself that he would live in the "right" body once his rugby career ended.

Olympic gold medalist hopes going public will help others. Green suffered from mental health issues since retiring.

“I’m awed by Ellia’s bravery and his deep desire to help save the lives of trans youth through sharing his story,” Denison said. “I think that the alarmingly high rates of suicide and the mental health challenges which trans and gender diverse youth experience will get even worse.” “It is possible to live a life as your true self. That was a bright spark in my mind during these dark times facing demons, but I knew there was light at the end of the tunnel.” In June, swimming’s world governing body, Fina, voted to [bar transgender women from elite female competitions](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/19/transgender-swimmers-barred-from-female-competitions-after-fina-vote). The only other transgender or gender diverse Olympic gold medalists are decathlete Caitlyn Jenner and the Canadian football player Quinn, who won gold in Tokyo last year.

NRLW superstar Millie Boyle says she's proud of Ellia Green after the former rugby sevens Olympic gold medalist announced he had transitioned to male.

It was something I was counting down the days with my partner.” “I was ashamed of myself. I didn’t have the confidence to see anyone,” Green told AP.

Australian rugby league player Ellia Green has publicly announced his transition, making history as the first trans man Olympian.

But the only way to help heal is to talk about it,” he said. “All you have to do is turn on the TV, look on social media platforms, and you can see the amount of bullying, harm and discrimination that goes on about gender identities. Green also discussed the “daunting” task in revealing his transition to the public.