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Seattle Times sports columnist resigns over spiked trans athlete story
Calkins said the paper rejected his column on transgender athletes, and he resigned after 11 years, publishing the essay himself on Substack.
- On Thursday, Seattle Times sports columnist Matt Calkins resigned after 11 years, citing the paper's rejection of his column about transgender athletes in women's sports.
- Calkins submitted the column titled "Agreeing with Sophie Cunningham's stance doesn't make you transphobic" Friday, July 31, arguing that separating biological females and males in sports doesn't automatically signal transphobia.
- An editor rejected the piece six days later, claiming Calkins failed to pitch it in advance—reasoning he disputed. The rejection marked one of several columns the Seattle Times declined to publish in recent years.
- Calkins published the rejected column on Substack and expressed feeling "scared" about his future, noting "The mob is frightening and does not forget" in his essay.
- WNBA star Sophie Cunningham, whose stance on transgender athletes inspired the column, has drawn praise from conservatives like Tomi Lahren, though she resisted the "MAGA Barbie" label in an ESPN interview last month.
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Sophie Cunningham Supporter Quits Job Amid WNBA/Transgender Controversy
Matt Calkins has resigned from The Seattle Times after the newspaper allegedly declined to publish his column supporting Sophie Cunningham. The post Sophie Cunningham Supporter Quits Job Amid WNBA/Transgender Controversy appeared first on HEAVY.
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Seattle Times columnist resigns after paper allegedly refused to run 'Save Women's Sports' column - NEW YORK TIMES POST
The Seattle Times lost sports columnist Matt Calkins in a highly publicized resignation on Thursday, after Calkins claimed the paper refused to run a piece on women’s sports activists. Calkins, who spent 11 years at the outlet, said the decision not to publish his column left him unable to perform the job he was hired to do. The column centered on two Washington student-athletes who oppose allowing transgender girls to compete in female sports, …
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