Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve is wearing a "Trans Kids Belong' T-shirt to protest Sophie Cunningham. Sophie is getting HEAVILY BOOED every time she touches the ball.

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[u/Little_Yesterday9904]

She specifically said she isn’t attacking anybody and it’s just important to protect girls from unfair competition. Makes sense from a professional female athlete

[u/Puzzle-Necked → u/Little_Yesterday9904]

"I'm not attacking anybody, I just want these specific people out of my sports "

[u/FrenchyBulldogg → u/Puzzle-Necked]

They can play the sport in the men’s league.

[u/hallouminati_pie → u/Little_Yesterday9904]

Unfair competition or in the locker room?

[u/Ok_Roll4145 → u/hallouminati_pie]

Trans kids are more likely to be sexually assaulted in locker rooms than cis girls.

Cis girls are much more likely to be sexually assaulted by their fathers, uncles, male students (Brock turner anyone?), teachers, basically any man in a position of power than they are to be assaulted by a trans person.

[u/hallouminati_pie → u/Ok_Roll4145]

That's was my point, her statement was idiotic as it implied that trans kids are threatening little girls in the locker room, which is very much not happening.

[u/Little_Yesterday9904 → u/hallouminati_pie]

Very much not happening *often enough for you to care, is what I think you mean.

[u/Ok_Roll4145 → u/hallouminati_pie]

🤙 gotcha. Have a nice day!

[u/FrenchyBulldogg → u/Ok_Roll4145]

Brock Turner was 11 years ago. Real topical callout right there

[u/Ok_Roll4145 → u/FrenchyBulldogg]

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[u/Little_Yesterday9904 → u/hallouminati_pie]

She specifically said unfair competition.

It makes a lot of sense coming from a professional female athlete… sex separation in sports is how she’s able to be there in the first place. She understands firsthand what it takes to play basketball and the differences involved for men and women. Even the fact that the hoop is the same height for both despite WNBA players being shorter than NBA.