{"id":188062,"date":"2023-04-18T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=188062"},"modified":"2023-06-05T13:57:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T20:57:14","slug":"gender-inclusive-racing-with-cal-calamia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/gender-inclusive-racing-with-cal-calamia","title":{"rendered":"Gender Inclusive Racing with Cal Calamia"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/73c2d66f-ad62-48fb-8e80-686402a32059?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/gender-inclusive-racing-with-cal-calamia\/transcript\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cal Calamia has been a runner their entire life, but in 2018, their relationship with the sport changed when Cal came out as trans non-binary. Most races in the US only have two gender categories, men and women, and Cal doesn&#8217;t fit in either one. In an effort to make space for themself and other non-binary athletes, Cal has become an advocate for gender inclusivity and races across the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Cal:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/calcalamia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/calcalamia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/calcalamia.com\/non-binary-run-club\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Non-Binary Run Club&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/San-Franshitshow-Cal-Calamia\/dp\/1736396382\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>San Franshitshow<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Janji&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/janji.com\/blogs\/travelogue\/creating-space-with-cal-calamia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Creating Spaces<\/em>&nbsp;article<\/a>&nbsp;featuring Cal&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Resources:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/newsroom\/article\/rei-supports-trans-community-and-lgbtq-equality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">REI statement: Join us in supporting the trans community and LGBTQ+ equality<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Human Rights Campaign&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/get-the-facts-about-transgender-non-binary-athletes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American Civil Liberties Union&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/news\/lgbtq-rights\/four-myths-about-trans-athletes-debunked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode partners:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grab a copy of Shelby Stanger&#8217;s new book,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shelbystanger.com\/will-to-wild\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Will to Wild\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stream&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o2LCjgXv1Do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Space Oddity<\/a>&nbsp;on Amazon Instant Video, iTunes, Google Play, and Vudu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>At REI we remain committed to ensuring that the outdoors, the&nbsp;co-op&nbsp;and society at large are accessible and welcoming to all people\u2014<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/newsroom\/article\/rei-supports-the-trans-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><strong>including transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people<\/strong><\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Cal Calamia has been a runner their entire life, but in 2018, their relationship with the sport changed when Cal came out as trans non-binary. Most races in the US only have two gender categories, men and women, and Cal doesn&#8217;t fit in either one. In an effort to make space for themself and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32542,"featured_media":188067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1726,1727],"tags":[],"internal-tag":[],"class_list":["post-188062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts","category-wild-ideas-worth-living"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/gender-inclusive-racing-with-cal-calamia","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Gender Inclusive Racing with Cal Calamia","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/gender-inclusive-racing-with-cal-calamia","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/gender-inclusive-racing-with-cal-calamia"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/04\/Unknown-1.jpeg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/04\/Unknown-1.jpeg?fit=3500%2C2334"},"articleSection":"Wild Ideas Worth Living","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jenny Barber"}],"creator":["Jenny Barber"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2023-04-18T10:00:00Z","datePublished":"2023-04-18T10:00:00Z","dateModified":"2023-06-05T20:57:14Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Gender Inclusive Racing with Cal Calamia\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/podcasts\\\/gender-inclusive-racing-with-cal-calamia\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/podcasts\\\/gender-inclusive-racing-with-cal-calamia\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/Unknown-1.jpeg?resize=150%2C150\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/Unknown-1.jpeg?fit=3500%2C2334\"},\"articleSection\":\"Wild Ideas Worth Living\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Jenny Barber\"}],\"creator\":[\"Jenny Barber\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Uncommon Path \\u2013 An REI Co-op Publication\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[],\"dateCreated\":\"2023-04-18T10:00:00Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-04-18T10:00:00Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-05T20:57:14Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/rei.com\/p.js"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/04\/Unknown-1.jpeg?fit=3500%2C2334","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188062"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":189627,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188062\/revisions\/189627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188062"},{"taxonomy":"internal-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-tag?post=188062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}