But for Sammy Walker, it wasn't playing football that was the trigger, it was playing football as a male. But joining an LGBTQ+ football team has helped Walker, now 29, rediscover her love of the game. "My desire to play [football] was heavily influenced and driven by my family's expectations. Walker came out as transgender when she was 26 and started to transition when she was 27. While transitioning, Walker decided to get back into football and joined a women's football team.

Source: BBC November 14, 2019 06:19 UTC