Israeli Premier League referee to begin transitioning
Sagi Berman, a referee in Israel’s Premier League, will change her name to Sapir, with the local FA s support. She intends to continue refereeing in the country s top tier after announcing her transitioning.
Berman will officiate her first Israeli Premier League game as a woman on Saturday
A top-level referee has started the process of gender transitioning.
Sagi Berman, 26, will change her name to Sapir and start being addressed with female pronouns. I lived with a very masculine identity and I was successful at it, be it as a referee, in my studies or with women. But at the end of the day, I felt like a woman, Berman explained at a press conference on Tuesday.