Justine Lindsay

Lindsay, 29, is part of the Carolina Panthers' TopCats cheerleading squad, bringing poise, grace, and beauty to the team ahead of the 2022-23 season. As the ...

“My goal is to create a team of individuals that are absolute fire on the field but are incredible human beings in the locker room, good friends, good people, and at the end of the day, you have to walk through the door first to get to that spot,” said Lanouette. “Thank you to all my haters who think I’m bringing the organization down. I would like to thank the beautiful and talented dancers who supported me along the way, alumni TopCats family and friends, for your love and support. Justine said she watched CMT’s Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team as part of her prep and noticed that the women’s appearance played a major part in their selection. “This is big,” Justine told Buzzfeed News in her first interview since scoring the spot on the TopCats squad. As the Panthers prep and the TopCats ready themselves to cheer the team on, here’s what you need to know about Justine.

Justine Lindsay, who is believed to be the NFL's first openly transgender cheerleader, said she is happy to "break down that door" and share her "great ...

"'We are actual human beings who want to better ourselves.' I felt like, why not tell the world: 'Hey, listen, this is a great accomplishment.'" "This is big," Lindsay told BuzzFeed News in a report published Saturday. "I think more people need to see this. Lindsay, 29, is listed by the Panthers as an official member of the TopCats' 2022 roster, which was posted to the team's website in April. She told BuzzFeed News that she was "so scared" at first about her Instagram announcement in March but that she is now comfortable in her historic role with the TopCats.

Lindsay, 29, is the newest member of the Topcats, Carolina's cheerleading squad.

Lindsay noted on her Topcats application that she was transgender. “I was so scared,” Lindsay told Paige Skinner of BuzzFeed News. “There’s just some things you can’t post. Lindsay will be a member of the Topcats, Carolina’s cheerleading squad.

Justine Lindsay opened up about becoming the first openly transgender NFL cheerleader as she gets ready for her spot on the Carolina Panthers.

"So what I’m paving the way for those under me who are scared and afraid to take that step because it is not easy to do when you have ignorant people making comments that didn’t go through the process like the rest of us. "Thank you to all my haters who think I’m bringing the organization down, clearly I don’t. The carolina panthers Organization is an excellent one, one that supports all people white, black , yellow trans, straight etc. "I’m happy because I was able to break down that door and tell people, ‘Hey, we are not just sexual beings.

Justine Lindsay is making history as the NFL's first openly transgender cheerleader with the Carolina TopCats — five things to know about her.

She also is proud to represent a huge milestone for the NFL and cheerleaders everywhere. The NFL isn’t a league known for its progressivism, and its cheerleading squads are no exception. I would not have gotten to this moment in my life if it wasn’t for the support.”

The Carolina Panthers TopCats cheerleading team has hired the NFL's first openly transgender cheerleader. Justine Lindsay announced on Instagram she made ...

"This is big," she said. "So please mind your manners and understand that if you can't say anything nice please keep it to yourself." Justine Lindsay announced on Instagram she made the team, calling it a "dream come true."

Justine Lindsay, a 29-year-old Black trans woman, will cheer for Carolina Panthers 'TopCats'

Overall, despite the barriers that the league is still grappling with, Lindsay said that she is excited to pave the way as a Black trans woman: “This is big,” she said to BuzzFeed. “I think more people need to see this. The bill would also mandate a genital inspection “verification process” for athletes suspected of being trans. We wish all the TopCats, including Justine Lindsay, an incredible season.” She continued: “The carolina panthers Organization is an excellent one, one that supports all people white, black, yellow trans, straight etc. “There’s just some things you can’t post.” Thank you [Topcats] a dream come true.”

Justine Lindsay, a new member of the Carolina Panther TopCats, is the first openly trans cheerleader in the NFL. Read her story here.

This is my reality this is my story. "I'm paving the way for those under me who are scared and afraid to take that step because it is not easy to do when you have ignorant people making comments," she wrote in a June 6 Instagram post sharing the BuzzFeed story. And Lindsay is happy to "break down that door" for future trans athletes who may want to follow in her footsteps, she said in an interview with BuzzFeed News. By publicly sharing her story, she's making room for more trans representation in a space that's historically extremely binary. This is a moment I will never forget and I cannot wait to show you all what this girl has to bring. Of course, there's still a long way to go — but Lindsay is part of pushing the needle forward. "Cats Out the Bag you are looking at the newest member of the Carolina Panthers TopCats Cheerleader's @topcats as the first Transgender female," Lindsay wrote in a March 30 Instagram post featuring her standing in the Panthers stadium during the tryout process.

Justine Lindsay will be joining the Panthers' cheerleading squad, which would seemingly make her the first openly transgender NFL cheerleader.

"So what I’m paving the way for those under me who are scared and afraid to take that step because it is not easy to do when you have ignorant people making comments that didn’t go through the process like the rest of us. "Thank you to all my haters who think I’m bringing the organization down, clearly I don’t. The carolina panthers Organization is an excellent one, one that supports all people white, black , yellow trans, straight etc. "I’m happy because I was able to break down that door and tell people, ‘Hey, we are not just sexual beings.