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Realising that sharing his experience could be lifesaving for others is what compelled Green to go public in a video to be shown on Tuesday to participants at an international summit on ending transphobia and homophobia in sport. The summit is being hosted in Ottawa as part of the Bingham Cup rugby tournament.
Most importantly, it's an attempt to draw attention to a serious health issue. Some studies say more than 40 per cent of trans youth had considered attempting suicide. "I guess from witnessing that, I knew from an early age that was not relationship I wanted to have, but it shaped me to know how a woman should be treated," Green said.Ellia Green with partner Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts and daughter Waitui. "As a kid I remember I thought I was a boy in public. I had a short and whenever we met new people they thought I was a boy," Green said.
The all-action seven-a-side form of rugby made its Olympic debut at Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and the women's competition was held first, with Australia beating New Zealand in the final to win the inaugural gold medal. Green, a flying winger, was among the stars of the show. Ellia Green, pictured with his daughter Waitui, one of the stars of Australia's gold medal-winning women's rugby sevens team at the 2016 Olympics.
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