Tomboy Then, Tomboy Now: Why Being Myself Never Meant I Wasn’t a Girl

This was me in the 90s — oversized Steve Yzerman Red Wings shirt, shorts, sneakers, and the biggest smile. I didn’t care about dresses or pink bows; I cared about sports, about being outside, about being in the game. Looking back, it makes me laugh because that’s exactly what a tomboy was — a girl who didn’t fit the mold of a “typical little girl,” but was still completely, unapologetically a girl.