It’s time to embrace the radical potential of queer grassroots football
While the gender binary is still central to professional sports, we can already find true and full queer inclusion within community clubs.
Trans-focussed TRUK United FC is just one example, and it’s already made history (twice). WORDS BY JAMIE WINDUST PHOTOGRAPHY BY LIAM ASMAN DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN This is State of Play, a new column by GAY TIMES Contributing Editor Jamie Windust.
Every month, Jamie will be jumping, running and diving head-first into the world of sport, movement and fitness. Exploring queer sporting excellence at every level, they’ll also be reporting on the changes that need to be made in order to make the world of sport fully accessible to all within the community. There was something so exciting about putting on my football kit as a kid.
Slipping on a shiny pair of shorts and a matching football shirt, then pulling knee-length socks over shin pads to complete the ensemble.
