Okay, this is getting old. First it was parody, then it was one or two guys pretending-to-be-girls, but now...
There was $1,000 in prize money at stake. Like, these boys know what they're doing and I kinda can't blame them. You're a product of your environment, and when your environment encourages cheating, well, you're going to cheat.
An amateur Australian soccer team has stirred controversy after the squad, which includes five transgender women, dominated a women-only tournament and claimed the $1,000 prize, according to a report.
The Sydney-based Flying Bats FC went undefeated during the four-week tournament, including one game in which one of the transgender women scored six goals en route to a 10-0 beatdown.
"One of the TRANSGENDER WOMEN scored six goals."
Bro, this is literally the script to Lady Ballers 2: The Pitch (I'm making that up).
Like, I've played soccer about four times in my life and I'm pretty sure I could score six goals if you put me out there against a bunch of women.
But this team has FIVE DUDES.
FIVE!!!
That's almost half of the lineup!!
Some parents pulled their daughters from matches over safety concerns, officials from other soccer clubs in the North West Sydney League told the paper …
Kirralie Smith, a spokesperson for Binary Australia, an advocacy group that maintains that there are only two genders, told the Daily Telegraph the league is putting the players at risk. She claimed that some girls were told not to complain or forfeit in protest for fear of repercussions.
The Flying Bats Football Club president Jen Peden defended the club's tournament victory and said the team stands for inclusion and "trans women belong in the women's competition because that is the gender with which they identify."
Flying Bats President Jen Penden after the tournament was over:
Here's part of a message Northwest Sydney Football CEO Matthew Geracitano sent to club presidents regarding transgender policy:
Football NSW have reiterated that they adhere to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission guidelines which states "... players in grassroots football are free to play in competitions where they identify." Given that NWSF compete in Football NSW sanctioned competitions we adhere to these guidelines.
Same old, same old, and I'm honestly getting sick of it.
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