The Trans Sporter Room Ep145 --Bethany Cyrtmus and a phoenix In Austin

Imagine a team who is a hit on the field with a coach who has been there and won that, a group of players gelling together with an unbeaten record and the cup in sight.
Imagine that same team undercut by an owner who talks about winning on the field, but working against the goal by how they are running the club.
Sounds like a sports movie script? It played out this past season with Austin Elite FC in United Women's Soccer.
The team was in the middle of the season with an unbeaten team and was a national title contender when the team's owner fired the head coach without warning or reason.
Further investigation saw a horror show of bad business decisions, abuse, and players and coaches paid late when they are paid at all.
Those actions led to a player boycott, a league investigation, a season ending abruptly and a team adrift.
In the scrum of it all is Bethany Cyrtmus, a team member will versed in the challenge of change.
She always loved sports, especially the beautiful game. Her love led her to take sabbatical from a job in finance to take a stab at playing soccer professionally. it was also at the same time she was pursuing her transition.
She held her own in a tryout in the NWSL which led to playing overseas in Spain and ended up at Austin Elite where now she is leading a charge to from the rubble of the past, and could end up as part of an ownership group.
Karleigh Webb sat down with a trans pioneer in the making to talk about rebuilding, rebranding, rebirth, rise -- and lengths she'd go for the Legend of Zelda
Also this week:

BREAKING NEWS: Federal judge stiff-arms Indiana trans-student athlete ban

England's Rugby Football Union to vote on trans participation this week

Past Guest Update: The Pronouns nail a goal down


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