Trans male fencer Bobbie Hirsch is ‘making history’ at Wayne State University

Christina Hall

Detroit Free Press

Bobbie Hirsch advances across the hardwood gym floor, lunging forward with a foil in his right hand to touch his opponent in an attempt to score.

In pairs next to him, fellow members of Wayne State University men’s fencing team practice in Detroit, just a day before a couple of them leave for the NCAA championships in North Carolina.