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Transgender woman banned from playing for ladies' football team until two years after sex-change operation

UNITED KINGDOM: A transgender footballer has been banned from playing for her local women's team until two years after her gender reassignment operation.

Despite holding a UK passport and driving licence stating that she is female, Aeris Houlihan, 32, has been told by the Football Association that she can only play with men.

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