key anna martin is our "slice of life." >>> every time i chase the ball, every time i attempted to scoremuch joy in playing. >> she started playing soccer as a child in south carolina, the only girl on a youth team. >> of course it made me a lot tougher. it forced me to be able to develop my abilities in running and keeping up with the boys. >> that toughness has helped her make her mark in pro sports. as an international athlete, a global soccer ambassador and the owner of east soccer. >> the company's mission is to introduce to underexposed communities the sport of soccer and also inspire participants of soccer and fans of the game. >> to follow her dream took great courage because martin began her career not in a soccer field, but a law firm in atlanta. >> it was a great opportunity and position with a secure paycheck sand a predictable schedule. however, my heart yearned to go towards my dream of aspiring to play soccer in the olympics. >> at the start, there was tough times, particularly in south america. >> it was a very hard experience for me just because of so many of the preconc

destiny, apolpablo, anna martin, and luis. please step up to the microphone in the center there. address our guests here. >> good afternoon, everybody. my name is stephanie. i'm 17 years old. i'm a senior at george washington high school. i'm here on behalf of the lavender youth center. i am a queer educator. i lead and facilitate a transgendered/gender barrier community group offered to youth ages 18 to 24. it's rare to find queer organizations that cater to youth. as a queer lgbtq transgendered latino youth, lyric has been life altering for me. without it, i would not be making any money. i would not have begun saving money to go to college next year. i just really think lgbtqu -- considering how many queeer use are in the city and how few organizations that there are in the city that cater to such a young age youth -- and one of the things that has been affected at lyric -- we have not been able to have drop-in spaces. it's basically a safe space where you can hang out. it's rare to have that at lyric. it was great to see. we have so many youth coming in. now that it's not the

destiny, apolpablo, anna martin, and luis. please step up to the microphone in the center there. address our guests here. >> good afternoon, everybody