My name is Mackenzie MacLeod. I am a doctoral student at Northcentral University. I am conducting a research study to better understand the experiences of transgender and non-binary adults, in sport and physical activity, while they were in high school.

I am recruiting individuals who meet all these criteria:

1. You are age 18 or older

2. You identify as Transgender or Non-binary

3. You attended High School in the United States

4. You participated in a school-based physical/sports related activity at your High School (e.g., Physical Education, Cheerleading, Dance, Gymnastics, team sports like Football, Basketball, Track and Field etc.)

If you decide to participate in this study, you will be asked to do the following activities:

1. -Participate in a 1:1 online interview over Zoom for 60-75 minutes

2. - Review a summary of your interview responses via email for 10-15 minutes

If you participated in an Interscholastic, Club or Intramural Sport, during the above activities, you will be asked questions about:

· -Your age, gender identity, state in which you attended high school, and year of high school graduation

· - Your experience with sport enrollment and participation.

· -Your experience in the locker room.

· -Your experience with safety and dangers while participating in sport.

· -Your relationships with coaches, teammates, athletic director, athletic trainer, and other sport personnel.

· -School policies related to your participation in sports.

· -Your opinion about how to make sports safer for athletes who are Transgender or Non-binary.

If your school based physical activity experience was only Physical Education, during the above activities you will be asked questions about:

· -Your age, gender identity, state in which you attended high school, and year of high school graduation

· -Your experience with the locker room.

· -Your experience with your teachers and classmates in Physical Education class.

· -Your experience with safety and dangers while participating in Physical Education Class.

· -How your Physical Education experience impacted your decision to not participate in a school-based sport.

· -Your opinion on how to make Physical Education and Sport safer for Transgender or Non-binary individuals.

After you complete the online 1:1 interview via zoom and review a summary of your interview responses, you will receive a $50 a gift card of your choice to either Starbucks, Amazon, or a Visa via email.

If you are interested in participating in this study, please contact me at M.MacLeod1699@o365.ncu.edu.

Thank you!

Mackenzie