VALENTINA PETRILLO, the first openly transgender athlete at the Paralympics, has hit back at JK Rowling after her “out and proud cheat” claim.
Petrillo, 51, was born male and now identifies as a woman.
PATransgender Paralympic Valentina Petrillo has hit back at JK Rowling[/caption] The Harry Potter author called Petrillo an ‘out and proud cheat’PAShe competed as a man up to the age of 45.
And her visual impairment saw her qualify for this summer’s Paralympics in Paris...