Vaulter Gets New Pole. Yes, That’s A Euphemism

Good news for German pole vaulter Yvonne Buschbaum: You’ve got some new equipment! And by equipment I mean penis. Just in case we weren’t clear on that, yeah.


(It’s a pole. Get it? GET IT? POLE!)

According to the German newspaper DEUTSCHE WELLE, Yvonne the “she” is now Balian the “he” after successful gender reassignment surgery. Understandably, he is elated after finishing a process that began almost two years ago, telling readers of his online diary that he “woke up in complete freedom today. The sky is wide open.” Okay then.

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