"Dutch star Casparij made her trans allyship clear earlier this year when she kissed a transgender-rights coloured wristband after scoring her team's first goal against Everton in April. She tells PinkNews that in the days leading up to the game, she had thought about how she could support the trans community, following the UK Supreme Court ruling that the 2010 Equality Act's definition of a woman was based on biological sex."
"Casparij, who can play as a defender or in central midfield, points out that attacks on trans women could also affect cis women around the world. "It's not up to a government to decide what a woman should look like and to which norms she has to conform," she says. "So, for all the cisgender women out there, I ask you one thing: please look out for your trans sisters, they need us now more than ever. Womanhood will overcome all.""
Kerstin Casparij became a patron of the LGBT Foundation and intends to support the queer and trans communities. She kissed a transgender-rights coloured wristband after scoring against Everton to visibly demonstrate allyship. She planned the gesture after the UK Supreme Court ruling about the 2010 Equality Act's definition of a woman and after experiencing mass unfollowing for earlier public support. She emphasizes reciprocal solidarity between trans and lesbian communities and urges cis women to protect trans sisters. She states governments should not determine what a woman should look like. Casparij plays as a defender or central midfielder.
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