The English Football Association (FA) has announced that as of June 1, transgender women will be banned from competing in women's football. This decision follows a UK Supreme Court ruling that defines 'woman' based on biological sex. The Scottish FA has implemented a similar ban, and other sports organizations, such as the England and Wales Cricket Board, are expected to follow suit. The ruling has significant implications for transgender athletes, as expressed by campaigners like Natalie Washington, highlighting the challenges and the sense of loss within the transgender community.
"This means for me personally, and for many people playing football, that we are no longer able to do this stuff that we were able to do last week and that we've been able to do for decades."
"The reality is there are not enough transgender people in society for us to run our own sports, run our own spaces - there just aren't the numbers to make that viable."
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