James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss at the controversy in the WNBA surrounding the idea of transgender participation that has followed statements by Sophie Cunningham suggesting that transgender girls should be banned from women’s sports and consider why this issue can so reliably get people fired up and how, because of this, it may be being used opportunistically by many actors to raise their profile or as a distraction from other news stories.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/08/02/lynx-hold-off-fever-108-100-rallies-sophie-cunningham-stance-on-transgender-athletes
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/13/wnba-transgender-eligibility-bad-faith-statement
https://sports.yahoo.com/wnba/article/wnbpa-denounces-demonization-of-groups-amid-debate-around-transgender-athletes-says-we-will-not-be-used-as-political-pawns-204132566.html
https://www.local10.com/sports/2026/08/17/wnba-says-fans-should-have-been-free-to-wear-shirts-with-messaging-about-transgender-issue/
https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/james-talarico-transgender-scapegoating-maddow
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mostly-big-black-gay-ladies-142700634.html
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