MATT CALKINS: Why are flagpoles allowed at Portland Thorns games? Alleged attacks raise serious questions
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October 28, 2026
Ari Laureano is a detransitioned man who sported an XX-XY Athletics T-shirt at a Portland Thorns game Friday. Moments after opening his coat to reveal the logo, he said he was attacked by members of the emphatically pro-trans Thorns crowd. Laureano said…