@sfchronicle: Former San Jose State volleyball player Blaire Fleming was suicidal last season after being outed as transgender by a teammate and becoming the national focus of opposition to transgender women’s inclusion in women’s sports, according to her first public comments. Fleming, in an interview with the New York Times, said she experienced “the darkest time in my life” after San Jose State co-captain Brooke Slusser, who had been her roommate for more than a year, on Sept. 23 joined a lawsuit that sought to ban transgender women from women’s sports. 📷 Sarah McGrew/The Chronicle, Joy Jihyun Jeong/The Chronicle

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arianaleii
arianalei :
There are stronger cis women that hit harder than Blair. Comparing her strength to others shouldn’t even be in the convo. People hate to see someone thrive in THEIR own life.
2025-04-24 05:26:15
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user142006150308
User142006150308 :
And the team wasn’t even that good! So what’s the issue!
2025-04-24 01:59:20
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beastiegurrrl
beastiegurrrl :
We’ve all had teammates like Brooke. Nobody wants to play with girls like her.
2025-04-26 05:20:40
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al1yahal1
aliyah <3 :
i will never forget how teams that played against her AND WON backed out of competing against sjsu citing “fairness” as an excuse. she played for years without an issue & then became a political pawn
2025-04-24 02:16:21
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picklemagnet
Picklemagnet :
Protect women’s sports we are going backwards 💔💔
2025-04-24 11:30:37
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kenzie132425
kenz :
she just want to do what she loves
2025-04-24 05:01:19
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mzrainbowbrite
Rainbow Brite :
May Brooke never find peace. You have to be a particularly cruel, heartless, and horrible human to do what she has done.
2025-04-24 00:33:21
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toyotacorollahater
katelyn :
brooke is not only jealous but vindictive, she is throwing a fit for everyone to see. brooke liked her enough to want to be be roommates 🤷‍♀️
2025-04-24 12:27:52
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judyelstonbrubaker
Judy Elston Brubaker :
Bless her heart! so proud of her for holding her head high and perservering. 💜🩷💜🩷
2025-04-26 15:51:07
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checkingoffmybucketlist
Checkingoffmybucketlist77 :
Brooke Slusser is a hateful see ya next Tuesday.
2025-04-24 02:44:26
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immashark4
﹏﹏𓂁﹏﹏ :
Outing someone isn’t just a violation of privacy, it’s putting a target on their head that can be lethal. And like shown in the video, it can be detrimental to their health
2025-04-24 12:28:02
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badreputation007
badreputation007 :
If she met the requirements, then what’s the issue? To those with twisted minds: open them. LOTS OF LOVE AND SUPPORT TO BLAIRE!
2025-04-24 04:42:07
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charis.topher
charis.topher :
Yall really sit and think about people like this? This girl is literally just playing volleyball and people have the audacity and time to wreck another’s life all because they don’t fit YOUT PERSONAL standards? She met the teams criteria. And Brooke literally looks like she has the same build as Blair. I’m so confused
2025-04-24 11:21:47
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liv__jo12
𝐋𝐢𝐯💞 :
i am infact on the wrong side of tik tok after reading these comments
2025-04-24 14:49:05
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alannastarby
Alanna Darby :
Empathy is in such short supply these days. May Fleming have a lovely life and all the peace she deserves!
2025-04-24 01:16:04
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ambersmith6554
Amber Smith :
as someone part of the LGBT community, i still feel we should protect women's sports. Brooke my not have not gone about the right away but still glad she is moving on with her movement
2025-04-24 13:42:23
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shooismik
Shooismik :
They definitely shouldn’t be playing on a woman’s team. I don’t blame the student for adding her to the coaches if it was a secret, but I mean doing it like in a big public way is not kind
2025-04-23 22:30:41
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gracefilled_sinner
Random Person :
Good for Brooke. I’m sure she was forced into silence and scared of repercussions she’s facing now for speaking out. Y’all seem to be ok with silencing women.
2025-04-24 09:48:37
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yoitslana
lana :
i think the situation shoulda been handled with way more compassion, but it is crazy unfair that blair fleming is on the team, as an athlete.
2025-04-24 05:25:28
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milktaeb1h
e$mía (ez me yuh/es mi ya) :
i hope blaire knows she is loved omg, terfs are the worst
2025-04-23 23:26:14
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brayben83
brayben83 :
She has the same physique as the Brooke girl so what’s the advantage
2025-04-24 11:22:31
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user12050623
jessica farnsworth :
these comments are blowing my mind… what has our world come to. TEAM BROOKE!!!!
2025-04-24 18:40:09
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alwayslost1234
alwayslost1234 :
The true hero is the girl that outed the guy on the women's team. She knew she would face backlash in this upside down political hellscape and still did the right thing.
2025-04-24 13:49:39
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blumarina430
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Go Brooke 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
2025-04-24 12:26:40
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li.lil..lily
Isjustlily :
Yeah im on Brooke’s side❤️❤️
2025-04-24 18:01:26
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