![]() ![]() The term includes trans women, non-binary and gender-fluid people. Trans feminine is an umbrella term that refers to people that were assigned male at birth but identify with femininity. The manager is Lucy Clark – who the Football Association (FA) says became English soccer’s first trans referee in 2018 – and organized the first ever all trans feminine team in the world, also for TRUK, in 2022.Ĭlark, as manager, has overseen the history-making feats of TRUK United and Webber says it was her that encouraged him to captain the all trans masculine team last month. (Photo by Rudy Gonzalez/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) Rudy Gonzalez/NCAA Photos/Getty ImagesĪfter a regulation change for transgender athletes, CeCé Telfer is determined to 'keep pursuing her dreams' KINGSVILLE, TX - MAY 25: CeCe Telfer of Franklin Pierce wins the 400 meter hurdles during the Division II Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Javelina Stadium on in Kingsville, Texas. They now also aim to make soccer a more inclusive sport and connect the trans community. The team that played that historic match are part of a club called TRUK United FC – which was formed in January 2021 with the initial goal of raising money for their namesake, Trans Radio UK. ![]() “Once we walked onto the pitch, there was a real sense of pride that we were there and we were doing something special.” When he came out as trans as a teenager, he gave the sport up – although he never stopped loving the game. Webber himself didn’t play soccer for 11 years. I had to explain the offside rule to a few of them in the changing rooms!” “I wanted to make sure we got a decent result and that the guys playing had fun – especially because lots of them hadn’t played football since school. I also knew it was likely that the eyes of transphobes online would be on us when we walked out. “I’ve never been captain before, so it was a responsibility I wasn’t used to. “I was quite nervous before the match,” Webber told CNN. The game was played in front of 500 supporters, fittingly, on Transgender Visibility Day and for the 25-year-old Webber – as someone who gave up football at the age of 13 and only started playing again in 2022 – it was a night he couldn’t have dreamt of as a teenager. ![]() The umbrella definition includes trans men, non-binary and gender-fluid people. Trans masculine is a term used for people that were assigned female at birth and whose gender identity or expression (or both) is masculine. Players stepped out onto the pitch in blue and pink patterned kits – the same colors that adorn the trans pride flag. On the rainy evening of March 31, 2023, he captained what he says is the first ever all trans masculine soccer team in Europe in a match. ![]()
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