The Charlotte Hornets have a transgender mascot
Hugo the hornet is the mascot for the Charlotte hornets. His Facebook page lists him as male, he has a male name, but he also has a stinger. Only females have stingers as they are modified ovipositors. This means he must have been born a female, and later transitioned to a male before becoming the mascot for the Charlotte Hornets. I suspect this was kept quiet at the time because transgender individuals dealt with even more bigotry back in 1988 when he was introduced, than they do today. The other possibility is that he is a male hornet, and does not actually have a stinger. This makes sense if you look at their record.
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