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Trans Equity in Soccer

Trans people belong

Team Trans & LGBQ Liberation

Football v Transphobia

in - and are already participating in - sports. It is imperative that transgender community members continue to experience the social, physical, and cultural benefits of athletics. Sports institutions must respect the dignity and humanity of transgender people by ensuring their ability to participate. 

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Football v Transphobia

Team Trans & LGBQ Liberation

Football v Transphobia

The global campaign for inclusion of transgender people in soccer is led by FvH who brings forth advocacy and content to create awareness, education and highlight issues that remain. Become a #transfootally and use their resources to advance the mission in sport. 

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Team Trans & LGBQ Liberation

Team Trans & LGBQ Liberation

Team Trans & LGBQ Liberation

The Gray Ducks are leading Team Trans & LGBQ Liberation through being on the front lines of advocacy and education in soccer in our community. We are proud to be home to transgender soccer players who get to play the game they love as their most authentic selves. We are all Family. 

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We are humbled to have open and out transgender athletes such as Adrienne playing soccer amongst our teams. In 2020, on a chilly March day, we sat down with Adrienne to learn more about her passion with soccer and experience as a transgender member of our sporting community. 

UN Free & Equal: Celebrate Trans Visibility

Everyone has a deep-rooted sense of their own gender. For most people, their gender identity will match the sex recorded on their birth certificate when they were born. But for some, their assigned sex isn’t true to who they really are. This is often referred to as being trans or transgender. It can also have other names, often with deep cultural and historical roots. There’s nothing wrong with being trans: it’s simply a part of the rich diversity of human nature. 

Guides for Welcoming Trans People in Soccer

How to react when you witness transphobia or harassment

Use the 5 D's of bystander intervention: Distract, Delegate, Delay, Direct, & Document.

 There are 5 D’s of bystander intervention to help you determine what is the best method to give support to someone:

  • Distract: This method is a subtle, but creative way to intervene. The idea is to ignore the harasser and directly engage with the target by derailing the incident without interrupting it.
  • Delegate: When using this method, you as a bystander are asking for assistance from a third party.
  • Document: A helpful way to assist a target is to make a record of the incident.
  • Delay: Even if you were not able to help in the moment, you can still support the target who was harassed by checking in on them after the incident.
  • Direct: Sometimes the best method for a bystander can be the Direct method, wherein you directly respond to harassment by naming what is happening or confronting the harasser


Sign up for training, get more information or even seek your workplace to educate you and others more. RightToBe is a great resource: https://righttobe.org/our-training/

Ways to Take Action

  •  Support any of the Mutual Aid Funds listed above.
  • Visit Chris Mosier’s TransAthlete website and look up the specific call-to-action for your state (or a state you used to live in). 
  • Become a penpal to an incarcerated transgender person through Black and Pink
  • Engage with and support POC-led organizations and individuals listed here
  • Sign up for Athlete Ally’s Advocacy List-serve for ways to speak out against anti-trans athlete bills
  • If you’re an ally, read Imani Dorsey’s story  or that of another trans-athlete then post a photo of you playing sports, and why Imani’s article resonated with you. Please tag #transfootyally #FvT, #TDOV #grayducks. 
  • If you’re a trans athlete, share a photo of you playing sport on your social media along with what your experience in sport has been like, or what sport has meant to you. Please tag @GrayDucks and #TDOV #transfooty or #grayducks

Influencers to Follow

  • Chase Strangio
  • Chris Mosier
  • Indya Moore
  • Laverne Cox
  • Chella Man
  • Kayla Ward
  • Pat Manuel
  • Jazz Jennings
  • Lillian Lennon
  • Nikita Dragun
  • Eli Erlick
  • Devin Michael Lowe
  • Vivek Shraya
  • Zoey Luna

Trans Athlete Voices

  • Race Driver Charlie Martin: I’m Not Going to Hide 
  • WNBA Hopeful Kayla Ward to Trans Youth: You Aren’t Alone
  • WFA Player Erica Meacham: Don’t Give Up on Your Dreams
  • Pro Boxer Patricio Manuel: Be First
  • Elite Rugby Player Ben Skinner: 7 Reasons To Let Yourself Play the Sport You Love
  • Hockey is for Everyone: Elliot’s Story

Additional Resources

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
LGBT Foundation
Football v Homophobia
TransAthlete.com
Free & Equal UN
Athlete Ally

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