She reminds that her measurements are lower than some, as well as her testosterone level. However, obstacles seem to persist.
The starting five of the LF2 season, the second national women’s division, left out the Monaco players, fifth in the regular season but with an exceptional Julie Tetart averaging 21 points and 20 rebounds! Can we fear that this is due to her transition, which may raise some doubts among the panel of voters composed of players, coaches, and media, while the other transgender player in the championship Aurore Pautou (La Tronche-Meylan) has also been overlooked despite other outstanding personal statistics?
Tetart “felt a heaviness in the room”
The center has expressed a real overall acceptance of the environment on several occasions, the only barriers being noticed among some away fans. Like in Strasbourg at the beginning of last season, in National 1, six months after her last operation (for Franceinfo): “The atmosphere was not hostile, but really heavy. You could feel that there was a heaviness in the room. There were no insults, it was really like: ‘Oh, she’s the trans woman from Monaco.'” This season, it was not as simple in Voiron, with “insults from some of the fans who don’t know much about basketball.”
Her teammate Maud Stervinou “tries to show her how much we are here for her, to be a barrier”: “She knows that if she needs to, she can talk to us. I hope she feels our support.” Her opponents have also sent her messages of support, and even other Voiron fans have shown solidarity. Originally from Saint-Quentin, where she played in the fifth division in NM3 (the fifth male division) before her identity change, she dreams of the French team or at least training with the national team: “It would be huge for me, but there are many young players stronger than me.”
