Chosen Family

Wes “Byeeeeee Yonic” Haack is a trans man and member of Bay Area Derby, aka BAD, a nonprofit roller derby league that has created a community rarely found in sports: Almost every one of the 20 skaters on BAD’s three teams is queer. Many are trans, an identity that laws being enacted across the country aim to push out of many sports. Multimedia journalist, Salgu Wissmath acting as lead videographer, editor, and producer, worked alongside San Francisco Chronicle multimedia journalist Guy Wathen to visualize a story about finding chosen family and a queer-and trans-affirming community in competitive sports.