Fallon Fox, the first transgender professional MMA fighter, endured harsh criticism from the fighting community after coming out in 2013. She persevered nonetheless, fighting in six professional matches and being inducted into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
"I never set out to do this, but I have to," Fox told the New York Times in 2013. "I'll stand here, for my community, because I have no choice."
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