Paula had been struggling with gender dysphoria since her early teens. She moved from the West Country to London as a young adult and when at work, she would wear her hair long but otherwise conform to the social expectations of the times. When at home or with friends who were also trans, she would feel more like her true self. "But jumping between two identities becomes very tough," she says. embolden 1 Hosea Burton vs Dan Azeez - British light-heavyweight titleMikael LawalNovember 20 - Top Rank in Las Vegas embolden 1 "We have some time to get ready, so we're experimenting with positions, keeping consistency with our experienced players and giving opportunities to some of the newer guys." embolden 1 Incidents of discrimination during matches have been relatively rare for Paula, considering the context of current media and social media discourse about trans women in sport. Still, the distress caused by these incidents doesn't diminish. "Three weeks ago, I was playing in goal and I heard transphobic comments coming from behind me. I look around and it's a couple of teenage kids." embolden 1
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