Japanese soccer player Kumi Yokoyama said they are transgender — a revelation praised in the U.S. where they play in the National Women’s Soccer League but an identity not legally recognized in Japan.

Japan women's international soccer star and Washington Spirit forward Kumi Yokoyama came out Sunday as a transgender man. "I've dated several women over the years but I had to stay closeted in Japan," ...

Kumi Yokoyama, a forward for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League, has come out as a transgender man. Yokoyama, who has also played for Japan's national team, came out in an ...

TOKYO — Washington Spirit soccer player Kumi Yokoyama said they are transgender — a revelation praised in the U.S., where they play in the National Women’s Soccer League, but an identity not legally ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... TOKYO — Japanese soccer player Kumi Yokoyama said they are transgender — a revelation praised in the U.S. where they play in the National Women’s Soccer ...