Mara Gomez, an Argentine soccer player, suffered discrimination after giving up her sex assigned at birth to become a woman and was steps away from suicide before she found soccer. Gomez played for years in the local women's soccer league before recently signing a contract with Villa San Carlos Women, which competes in the Primera Division. Currently awaiting permission from the Argentine Football Association to play in the league. If a decision is issued in her favor, she will become the first transgender woman to do so, marking a milestone for this football-mad country. Mara Gomez came out as a transgender woman when she was 13 after being bullied and abused. She was photographed with a young man during a party and the photo was sent to her family. Since then, Gomez says the support of her fellow players at the local club has helped her overcome the difficulties she has faced. The federation’s decision is based on the position of some specialists who say that sexual transformation in some women requires a higher level of testosterone and this is what gives them greater muscular strength and an advantage in women’s leagues, but her coach Juan Cruz Vitale does not agree with this, and he considers that Gomez’s characteristics do not appear to be that she has greater muscular strength, adding that he does not believe that she has any advantage. When deciding the case, the Argentine Football Association will take into account the rules established by the International Olympic Committee for transgender athletes. Argentina has become a pioneer in the field of transgender rights since 2012 when it granted people the freedom to change their legal and physical gender identity simply because they wanted, without having to undergo judicial, psychological and medical procedures. The government also legalized same-sex marriage in 2010.