The year so far has been one of the most difficult in recent memory for the LGBT+ community.
An extraordinary rise in abuse has helped foster age-old negative attitudes towards those still continually fighting to be heard. Taking the brunt of much of that hate has been those in the transgender community, with their very existence becoming one of the leading battles of the culture wars.
But there is one football team which is leading the way when it comes to promoting joy for the transgender community - TRUK United, who are making history for giving a space to trans men and women to play the beautiful game.
