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The Olympics officially start tonight! To learn about the origins of the games — and their forgotten history of exclusion — I spoke with Michael Waters, author of The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports.
In his book and in conversation, Michael explores a handful of athletes whose transitions made headlines in the 1930s. …
