Justine Lindsay, who is believed to be the NFL's first openly transgender cheerleader, says she is happy to "break down that door" and share her "great accomplishment" as a member of the Carolina Panthers' TopCats squad.
In an Instagram post three months ago, Lindsay shared she is a transgender woman and also announced she was joining the TopCats. She said during a recent interview with BuzzFeed News that her trans identity previously had been a secret to everyone except her family.
"This is big," Lindsay told BuzzFeed News in a report published Saturday.