
"In April, after scoring for Manchester City against Everton, I kissed a band in the blue, white and pink colours of the transgender flag on my right wrist. I felt very strongly about the supreme court ruling, politically and emotionally. It really hurt me, even though I'm a cisgender woman, and it still hurts me because it targets people within my community."
"After the supreme court ruling I wanted to spread solidarity, give them love and appreciation and cut through all the hate they were getting. The ruling made me put those colours on my wrist, but my feelings and thoughts had built up over the years to the point where I wanted to do something. The response was overwhelmingly positive. I got so many incredible responses from within the trans community from trans fans from all clubs across the WSL,"
"from trans people who love sports but also from people across the world. I loved the allyship from other queer groups or straight cis people, supporting them and showing them love. I didn't want to tell people what to do, because I don't think that works,"
A Manchester City women's player wore a blue, white and pink band representing the transgender flag and kissed it after scoring to show solidarity following a Supreme Court ruling. The ruling caused political and emotional pain despite the player being cisgender, because it targeted people within the queer community. Growing up in a small Dutch town with little queer visibility, the player found community through women's football and by moving to Manchester. The wrist display aimed to give love, counter hate and connect people. The reaction was overwhelmingly positive from trans fans, allies and international supporters, and it revealed unexpected influence of her platform.
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