Gabby Williams, WNBA player for the Golden State Valkyries,
on transgender players on her team or any other in the league:
“I think it’s trans, trans rights, right now, is our new
battle. We see trans people’s rights being stripped away from them; there’s a
lot of discourse around trans athletes and what they can compete in. I would
welcome a trans athlete on my team or against my team, anytime. I don’t think
it’s a problem in the world. It’s just another way to kind of attack trans
people. We’ve seen players like Layshia Clarendon, who stepped into that
forefront, and have been brave enough, and courageous enough, to step up. So I
guess that’s the next battle we have to fight as athletes.”
The number of trans athletes in women’s sports is miniscule
but the GOP’s fear-mongering of trans-women makes it seem like they’re taking
over the world.
They want to live their lives and they choose, playing
sports or not.
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