Japanese Soccer Player On Women’s World Cup Team Comes Out As Transgender Man

In a video posted to YouTube, Kumi Yokoyama — a soccer player on Japan’s women’s national team, as well as the Washington Spirit — came out as a transgender man. The video was posted to the YouTube channel of Yokoyama’s former teammate, Yuki Nagasato, on Sunday. 

Yokoyama, who played for Japan in the 2019 World Cup, said she was encouraged to come out publicly after living in Germany and the United States.