Taylor Lianne Chandler, Michael Phelps' self-proclaimed girlfriend was born a male however in name only, and is actually intersex, meaning she had male genitalia, but no testicles, while also having a uterus and no ovaries. Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals.
Taylor Lianne Chandler, Michael Phelps' self-proclaimed girlfriend was born a male however in name only, and is actually intersex, meaning she had male genitalia, but no testicles, while also having a uterus and no ovaries.
Taylor Lianne Chandler
As she explains in a Facebook post, 'I was never a man, never lived as a man. No one can say they knew me as a man or produce a photo of me as a man.'
She then adds, 'There are people that remember me as an androgynous child at times because of what was forced upon me.'
She is also revealing how in love she is with Phelps, and claims the two clicked after meeting on Tinder.
'Spending time with him was like a teenage love affair,' she says.
'I have never felt so comfortable and accepted in every way as I did with him.'
Taylor Lianne Chandler
Chandler also takes some time to discuss the difficulties she has faced in her life.
'In my early teens I was medically diagnosed and went on testosterone blockers, at 15 estrogen enhancers. My birth certificate was modified along with my name while I was a teenager, prior to any corrective surgery,' she explains.
'I originally changed my name to Paige Victoria Whitney. At 16 I legally emancipated from my family. I had already left home at 15. At 18 I got in trouble twice, once for a bad check and then a DUI(Driving Under Influence).'
'At 19 I thought it would be smart to blackmail someone into giving me the money for my surgery. As soon as I received the money I was arrested and charged with extortion.'
'I spent 30 days in jail because I was too ashamed to tell my family what happened thinking no one knew. Even though my birth certificate and drivers license said female they put me in a cell with 3 men and I was raped.'
She has since spent much of her life crusading for gender rights.
Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals, is currently serving a six month suspension from swimming as a result of his Driving Under Influence,DUI.
Micheal Phelps