00:00 Finding refuge in football has been a blessing for Noemi Arzate.
00:05 I think football has changed my life completely.
00:11 It's like getting to live again after experiencing and suffering so many things.
00:17 Throughout her upbringing, Arzate sought a safe space in vain.
00:23 But ten years ago, playing football at El Barril in Azcapotzalco in Mexico City,
00:29 she found what she was looking for.
00:31 The value of sport in her life nowadays is immense.
00:35 It has helped me forget all the many bad things I have experienced in my life.
00:44 It has also helped me grow personally and professionally,
00:50 and become a more disciplined person.
00:57 According to advocacy group Transgender Europe,
01:00 the trans-femicide rate in Mexico is the second highest in the world.
01:04 Noemi hopes the upcoming Gay Games will be a landmark moment for inclusion in her country.
01:11 Imagine what it is to have an event as big as the Gay Games, where we are made visible.
01:20 Giving visibility to trans women in sport is something good,
01:24 as well as taking part in the sporting competition.
01:28 Noemi will participate in the upcoming events as part of a team of trans women.
01:34 Win or lose, there is sure to be plenty of celebration at this year's Gay Games.
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