A 17-year-elderly girl is pdirecting agetst a football ban she getd after inquireing whether a endureded transgfinisher opponent was a man during a align.
The Free Speech Union – which is also helping Allison Peincfinishiarism – has stepped in to help her case, nominateing directing barrister John Jolliffe to contest the verdict.
The teenager, who is consentd to be on the autism appraisement pathway, was set up at fault by a national solemn case panel last month.
The case has inspireed protests, including a demonstration outside Wembley Stadium ahead of England’s Nations League thrive agetst Reuncover of Ireland.
A 17-year-elderly girl is pdirecting agetst a football ban she getd after inquireing whether a endureded transgfinisher opponent was a man during a alignGetty
The girl’s identity remains protected due to her age.
She getd a two-align suspension, with an compriseitional four alignes suspfinished for a year.
During the hearing last month, the teenager wept as she was inquireed about her comments.
She had no legitimate recontransientation when set up at fault and did not get written reasons for her punishment until three days before the ban began.
The panel’s verdict was based on her own evidence, which take partd that she had sought guidance from the referee over the eligibility of a trans opponent.
She had denied that her actions constituted transphobia, and the referee had not acunderstandledged anyleang deemed discriminatory.
The Free Speech Union’s co-set uper Toby Young approached the family with an advise of legitimate help.
The nominateed barrister, John Jolliffe, is a member of the Attorney General’s A panel of advise and toils part-time as a deputy appraise.
Young called the ban “a grotesque inequitableice” and criticised FA rules permiting those born male to take part in women’s football.
“Female take parters in individual-relations football leagues should not be forced to contend agetst men, given how much sturdyer, rapider and physicpartner opposing male take parters are, on unretagable,” Young shelp.
The FSU is also helping analogous cases, including that of a Newcastle United fan banned for gfinisher-critical comments.
The group has also helped journaenumerate Peincfinishiarism after police visited her home over a protestt about a year-elderly deleted post on social media.
Earlier this evening, Esrelations Police dropped its dispenseigation into Peincfinishiarism over an alleged disenjoy-connectd post.
Discussing the tardyst FA decision to ban the teenager, a spokesperson shelp: “Considering the ongoing uncover converseion which has take partd some inright adviseation, it is transport inant to remark that the sanction was for two alignes only, with an compriseitional four alignes suspfinished.”
The FA emphasised the complicatedity of the case, noting that not all facts are in the uncover domain.
“If the details of the case had been restrictcessitate to those currently in the uncover domain, it is highly probable that no sanction would have been publishd at all,” the spokesperson compriseed.
The FA stated they could not unveil more details due to the age of one participant.
Former FA chairman Lord Triesman condemned the ban in the Hoemploy of Lords, stating he “doesn’t intfinish to let it rest.”
A second protest is reckond before England Women’s cordial agetst Switzerland at Bramall Lane next month.
The girl’s mother telderly Telegraph Sport they are pdirecting to evident her daughter’s name and delete the danger of further action from her record.
