Transgender woman BANNED from playing for ladies' football team until two years

[Shana A]

Transgender woman BANNED from playing for ladies' football team until two years after sex-change operation

    Aeris Houlihan has been told by the FA she can only play with men
    32-year-old's hormone levels are identical to that of a natural-born female
    She also has a passport and driving licence stating she is a woman
    England fan due to have her operation next March
    Teammates at Middleton Park Ladies FC in Leeds 'appalled' by FA ruling
    'I just want to play football', she says

By Lucy Crossley

PUBLISHED: 04:28 EST, 9 December 2013 | UPDATED: 07:04 EST, 9 December 2013

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520637/Transgender-woman-BANNED-playing-ladies-football-team-years-sex-change-operation.html

A transgender footballer has been banned from playing for her local women's team until two years after her gender reassignment operation.

Despite holding a UK passport and driving licence stating that she is female, Aeris Houlihan, 32, has been told by the Football Association that she can only play with men.

Ms Houlihan now faces a wait of nearly two and a half years to play competitively with other women, even though she has provided FA bosses with medical proof that her hormone levels are identical to that of a natural-born female.

Ms Houlihan said that the verdict came after the FA admitted to her that their legislation for transgender applicants is outdated.

'It's really disappointing and doesn't make any sense, I just want to play football,' Ms Houlihan said.

[Kaylee]

As much as I hate to say it they do have a point, but are taking it too far.

According to the article she has only been on hrt 8 months, and in the pics she looks to still have quite a muscular build.  Though she has normal female hormone levels the musculature hasn't quite caught up yet, and won't for a while.  The Olympic committee requires 2 years hrt as well as SRS before allowing transwomen to compete.

There's nothing saying she can't play for fun, but IMO 8 months hrt is no where near enough time to allow muscle mass to dissipate to the point that she doesn't have an advantage in a competative environment, but I do agree that 2 years is a bit excessive.

[~RoadToTrista~]

Personally I would perfer to just play on a co-ed team. They sound funner. :3