The worst people you know have taken the fear-mongering over transgender athletes and the WNBA all the way to its most illogical conclusion.
To be clear, there has never been a transgender athlete in the WNBA. Ever. There are no transgender athletes competing in the NWSL or other major women's pro sports leagues in the United States either. There is now a very clear Olympic ban on transgender athletes competing in female competitions. The Supreme Court has upheld state bans. And the NCAA reported in 2024 that there were fewer than ten trans athletes competing across the entirety of college athletics.
However, Sophie Cunningham's comments on trans athletes were a bat signal for the anti-trans machine to kick into overdrive. The last couple of weeks have been an incredibly predictable culture wars saga with Riley Gaines showing up for photo ops, Fox News suddenly finding an interest in the WNBA against the wishes of their own hosts, and the entire facade being used as an opportunity for hateful rhetoric to flourish.
But the absurdity was taken to a whole new level on Friday when NBA veteran turned political opportunist Enes Kanter "declared" himself eligible for the 2027 WNBA Draft. He was followed by Minnesota Senate candidate and all-around weird dude Royce White, who did likewise.
This, of course, is stupid. It's nothing more than an idiotic stunt designed to get 15 minutes of attention for their grift and bring increased abuse and mockery to the real transgender community.
#transgender #athletes #competing #ever
To be clear, there has never been a transgender athlete in the WNBA. Ever. There are no transgender athletes competing in the NWSL or other major women's pro sports leagues in the United States either. There is now a very clear Olympic ban on transgender athletes competing in female competitions. The Supreme Court has upheld state bans. And the NCAA reported in 2024 that there were fewer than ten trans athletes competing across the entirety of college athletics.
However, Sophie Cunningham's comments on trans athletes were a bat signal for the anti-trans machine to kick into overdrive. The last couple of weeks have been an incredibly predictable culture wars saga with Riley Gaines showing up for photo ops, Fox News suddenly finding an interest in the WNBA against the wishes of their own hosts, and the entire facade being used as an opportunity for hateful rhetoric to flourish.
But the absurdity was taken to a whole new level on Friday when NBA veteran turned political opportunist Enes Kanter "declared" himself eligible for the 2027 WNBA Draft. He was followed by Minnesota Senate candidate and all-around weird dude Royce White, who did likewise.
This, of course, is stupid. It's nothing more than an idiotic stunt designed to get 15 minutes of attention for their grift and bring increased abuse and mockery to the real transgender community.
#transgender #athletes #competing #ever
2 days ago
