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Aug 8, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) looks on during the second half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham sparked a nationwide controversy on transgender athlete participation in women’s sports with her comments on the matter in a profile published by ESPN.
“I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I’m like, ‘I never once said that,’” she said. “I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men.”
Days later, Cunningham doubled down on her stance.
“I said what I said. I think it’s kind of common sense,” she told local media. “And I think I’ll always believe in that. I think it’s really important to protect children, and that’s little girls who are also involved in that category. I stand on what I said.”
After the debate reached all corners of sports media, and even the White House released a statement, league commissioner Cathy Engelbert formed a task force to address the topic proactively.
On Wednesday, that task force, which consists of team presidents and general managers, met.
“Today’s meeting covered a wide range of topics, including ongoing discussions on transgender athletes and the continued hate and vitriol directed at players online,” the task force said via statement, according to ESPN.
“We will continue to engage all league stakeholders in the coming weeks and months. We will approach these important conversations thoughtfully and in alignment with the values of our league. There are no immediate eligibility matters affecting the WNBA and we strongly denounce the bad-faith efforts to use these topics to demean or marginalize others.”
It’s shocking that things have reached this point, considering no transgender athletes have ever competed in the WNBA, but it’s still great to see that the league is getting ahead of things.
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