Transfrau Noa-Lynn van Leuven: Darts World Cup and the hatred on the net!

Transfrau Noa-Lynn van Leuven: Darts World Cup and the hatred on the net!

Alexandra Palace, London, Vereinigtes Königreich - Noa-Lynn van Leuven, the first trans woman who takes part in the Darts World Championship, is the focus of violent controversy. The 28-year-old Dutch will compete against her compatriot Kevin Doets in London on Tuesday. In the past few months, Van Leuven has been confronted with threats of murder that originated in the heated debate about the participation of transpersons in women's sports. "Someone wrote to me: 'If you follow my girl on the women's toilet, I will kill you'," she reported, while she was able to look back on the past twelve months, which were shaped by hostility and resignation of her teammates, such as Aileen de Graaf and Anca Zijlstra, who got out of the Dutch national team, as well as As can be read on krone.at

Despite the headwind, van Leuven speaks openly about her experiences and demands that you see her as a person: "The only thing I regret about this topic is that many people forget that I am also a human being." Her opening game in Alexandra Palace could even lead to the first trans woman wining a World Cup match and possibly moving into the second round. The managing director of the PDC, Matt Porter, has clearly spoken out against hatred and emphasizes that it was his job to mentally support Van Leuven. The entire environment of the darts will look forward to this historical moment.