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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
David Struett

Chicago marathon adds nonbinary division in quiet manner some runners find ‘hurtful’

Jessica Gorden-Song, founder of TransRun, decided not to run in this year’s marathon because she felt uncomfortable running in the male or female category. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is one of the most prestigious races, drawing runners from around the globe. So when Cal Calamia heard that the race on Sunday had opened a nonbinary runner category for first time ever, they were ecstatic.

“It’s really exciting. It feels really good to choose nonbinary in my hometown race,” said Calamia, who does not identify as either male or female and uses the pronoun they.

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