Queer Cinema Archive on Instagram: "Newsreel footage of transgender athlete Zdeněk Koubek, filmed during his trip to America, on August 12, 1936. Today’s post is by Michael Waters (@mwaterswrites), author of the new book “The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports.” In August 1934, Zdeněk Koubek—a Czech track star assigned female at birth—reached the height of his sporting career. He won gold in the 800 meters at the Women's World Games, a now-forgotten event that w