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“I remember seeing a documentary about being transgender and I really related to it, so I decided to go to a gender clinic. “I hid who I was for such a long time because I was so worried about how I would be perceived, especially growing up in the 1980s,” she said. It helped me find myself.”Ĭhloe, who started transitioning from male to female in 2015, said she always knew she was transgender, ever since she was a young child. “But joining a football team was massive for me, especially so early on in my transition. I’m constantly anxious how I’m perceived whether that’s how I look or how I sound on the pitch,” said Chloe (37). In response, transgender athletes from around the world have spoken out about how participating in sport has changed – and in some cases, even saved – their lives.Īs part of #DMUPride month, BBC Radio 2 Breakfast show presenter Richie Anderson hosted a special event for staff and students at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU), where he was joined by Leicester-born footballer Chloe Quinn, as she shared her own experiences of being a transgender woman in sport.

Just last week, the families of three female high school runners in Connecticut, USA, filed a federal lawsuit to block transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports, arguing that people with male anatomy have an unfair advantage and are depriving them of track titles and success in their sport. Competing as a transgender athlete is one of the most talked about topics in sport today.