A man with a pink shirt and a green penny jersey stands with bent knees in front of a Black nonbinary person holding a basketball. A crowd of people watches the game about to start.
A player from team Fruit by the Fem faces off against a player from team Puff Puff Pass during the tipoff game of the basketball season on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Lang-Carson Park in Atlanta, Ga. (Emma Buker/Fresh Take Georgia)

The Trans Liberation Basketball League, an Atlanta-based group for transgender and nonbinary athletes, kicked off its third season on Saturday, Sept. 28. The league started in summer 2023 and provides a safe space for transgender athletes to play sports without judgment. 

Transgender athletes in sports are a controversial topic in politics right now, with Republicans across the nation, even in Georgia, passing legislation banning transgender players from competing in mainstream sports. 

Fresh Take Georgia’s Emma Buker attended the first game of the season to learn more about this unique league.

Video edited and produced by Emma Buker.

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