JK Rowling leads criticism after transgender woman managing women's soccer club is celebrated

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Sutton United, a women’s football club in England that plays in the London and South East Women's Regional Football League, made history earlier this year when it named Lucy Clark as their manager. Clark is the first transgender manager in women’s soccer history.

Clark was initially the first transgender women to be a referee. Clark was a referee in the third tier of women’s soccer in England. Clark, at the time, called the appointment to manager of Sutton United "kind of a dream come true," according to BBC.

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Sutton United manager Lucy Clark points during the LSE Regional Premier match at St Paul's Sports Ground, London, Feb. 11, 2024. (Rhianna Chadwick/PA Images via Getty Images)

On Saturday, Pride UK – an LGBTQIA+ advocacy group – expressed support for Clark as the manager of Sutton United, touting Clark’s rise from being a referee to now leading a soccer club. The post garnered a ton of reaction.

"When I was young all the football managers were straight, white, middle-aged blokes, so it's fantastic to see how much things have changed," "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling wrote on X.

Australian lawyer Katherine Deves Morgan wrote, "Middle-aged bloke celebrated for cross-dressing on the soccer field. What an easy way to make yourself the centre of attention."

British politician Jayda Fransen added that Clark’s appointment was "offensive to both men and women."

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J. K. Rowling arrives for the Guinness Six Nations match at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Feb.