WNBA Trans Debate Escalates as Seattle Star Rips Cunningham - Internewscast Journal
Stefanie Dolson wore a pro-trans rights shirt as supporters and counterprotesters gathered outside the arena after Sophie Cunningham's remarks.
- On Tuesday, Seattle Storm center Stefanie Dolson, a longtime WNBA veteran and Olympic gold medalist, wore a shirt reading "TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS" before the Fever-Storm game, a message widely interpreted as a response to Fever guard Sophie Cunningham's recent comments.
- Days earlier, Cunningham claimed she wants "to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn't have to go against biological men," and later doubled down, saying "I said what I said. I think it's kind of common sense."
- Outside Climate Pledge Arena, groups including Women Are Real, Known Heretic, and Seattle influencer Brandi Kruse organized a rally supporting Cunningham that drew a few dozen attendees, while inside the arena spectators booed her when she checked in and during free throws.
- After the game, Cunningham and teammate Caitlin Clark declined to speak with reporters, while Fever head coach Stephanie White's organization stated the team had "no contact" with rally organizers and emphasized their focus on winning basketball games.
- The dispute has become one of the biggest talking points in the WNBA over the past week, extending into broader national conversation about transgender participation in sports, with former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt publicly supporting Cunningham while critics argue transgender athletes deserve equal opportunities.
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Seattle Storm’s Stefanie Dolson Stands Up for Trans Rights as Sophie Cunningham Rally Flops
Go anti-woke, go broke. A planned anti-trans rally outside of a WNBA game in Seattle, of all places, appears to have been a major flop. The “rally” took place outside the Climate Pledge Arena ahead of the Seattle Storm v. Indiana Fever game. Even calling it a rally is generous though — per a video posted to Instagram by local news outlet The Burner, attendance was sparse. According to ESPN, the crowd consisted of “a few dozen,” who were there to…
WNBA Trans Debate Escalates as Seattle Star Rips Cunningham - Internewscast Journal
Internewscast Journal Internewscast The WNBA’s ongoing divide over transgender participation in sports widened this week… This Post: WNBA Trans Debate Escalates as Seattle Star Rips Cunningham first appeared on Internewscast Journal
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