GOP Congressman’s Bizarre Rant: WNBA Allows Trans Women to Protect Its “Lesbian Structure”

Right-Wing Trans Hate Comes for the WNBA

How the right’s attacks on trans people have infiltrated a sports league with no trans women. The post Right-Wing Trans Hate Comes for the WNBA appeared first on The Intercept.

GOP congressman’s bizarre rant: WNBA allows trans women to protect its “lesbian structure”

A GOP Congressman shared a bizarre take this week on the trans athlete controversy currently consuming the WNBA. During an appearance on Jenna Ellis In The Morning, a radio show hosted by the president’s former legal advisor, Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) said he agreed with a comment made by right-wing sports commentator Jason Whitlock (who he misidentified as a former NBA player) that the WNBA is not pro-trans, but rather “pro women who live lik…

There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some Up

As culture warriors continue to stoke the flames of a gender panic in professional sports, wild conspiracy theories are coming into play.