- Club defend signing of trans keeper Blair Hamilton
- ‘Full support’ for their trans manager Lucy Clark
Sutton United have revealed that their women’s team fixture against Ebbsfleet United last Sunday was postponed because of concerns around the safety and wellbeing of their players, after the club were criticised for signing a transgender goalkeeper.
The club have defended their addition of Scottish keeper Blair Hamilton and expressed their “full support” for the club’s manager Lucy Clark, who was the first openly trans referee before her appointment as manager by Sutton in January, stating that the signing of Hamilton is fully compliant with the league’s regulations.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/sep/04/sutton-postponed-game-because-of-safety-fears-in-transgender-row
Author : Tom Garry
Publish date : 2024-09-04 20:09:30
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