Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom pushed back against Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve after she claimed the debate over transgender athletes is part of a broader effort by critics who “don’t want transgender people to exist.” Freedom responded to Reeve in a social media post Saturday, rejecting her characterization of those advocating to keep […]
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Charles Barkley declares WNBA is ‘for women only’ after ongoing transgender athlete debate
NBA Hall of Famer and sports commentator Charles Barkley declared Monday that the WNBA is “for women only. Period.” During an interview on CNN host Michael Smerconish’s podcast, Barkley commented on former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom being removed from a WNBA game Sunday night after being confronted by Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud. Critics […]
BROADCAST BIAS: Sophie Cunningham takes a hit, but ABC, NBC dodge WNBA’s transgender sports fight
On the morning of Aug. 8, ABC’s “Good Morning America” was celebrating the Women’s National Basketball Association. ABC is one of several networks that air WNBA games nationwide. ABC’s Rachel Scott asked: “What’s the biggest WNBA story right now that fans should be paying attention to?” ESPN’s Holly Rowe replied, “It’s going to be really […]
Transgender athlete AB Hernandez dominates three jumping events at California postseason track meet
YORBA LINDA, Calif. — A California postseason track meet on Saturday opened with a “Save Girls’ Sports” rally outside the gates and ended in familiar fashion, as one athlete again separated from the field in the jumping events, highlighting growing concerns over competitive fairness in girls’ sports. Saturday’s CIF Southern Section Division 3 preliminaries in Yorba […]
WNBA player opposes new Olympics transgender policy, saying they do ‘anything but’ protect women
WNBA player Brianna Turner opposed the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) new policies barring biological males from competing in female sports, claiming that they do “anything but” protect women. “The IOC has a documented history of refusing to actually protect women in elite sports, and their current invocation of protection does anything but,” Turner wrote in […]
What’s driving the increase in violent incidents involving transgender individuals? Expert weighs in
As Americans grapple with yet another mass shooting perpetrated by a transgender individual, a broader national debate is unfolding over whether warning signs are being ignored and whether institutions charged with preventing violence are falling short. A retired FBI agent says years of behavioral threat assessments reveal a troubling constant: in case after case, there […]
Federal appeals court lets Pentagon reinstate transgender service ban, says judge overstepped military leaders
A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Pentagon to temporarily enforce its revived ban on transgender military service, ruling that a lower court improperly blocked the Trump administration’s 2025 policy. The decision marks a major development in one of the most closely watched military policy cases in the country. The 2–1 ruling from […]
USA Fencing seeks to ‘earn trust’ of athletes and fans after year plagued by transgender controversies
FIRST ON FOX: USA Fencing is looking to the future and expanding its footprint at the college level, after a year riddled with controversy and lawsuits over trans athletes in women’s competitions and the replacement of its board chair. In October, former chair Damien Lehfeldt declined to seek re-election, and in a statement announcing the […]
Supreme Court hands Trump victory on transgender passport policy change
The Supreme Court cleared the way for the State Department to require people to state their biological sex on new or renewed passports, a victory for the Trump administration as it aims to tighten policies involving transgender people. The high court found in a 6-3 order temporarily greenlighting the policy that a lower court in […]
Federal judge strikes down Biden-era transgender regulations
A federal judge struck down a Biden-era rule that expanded federal anti-discrimination measures to transgender healthcare, writing that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) “exceeded its authority by implementing regulations redefining sex discrimination and prohibiting gender identity discrimination.” The ruling from Judge Louis Guirola Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern […]
GOP lawmaker demands Netflix executives explain ‘demonic’ transgender content in children’s shows to Congress
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., called Netflix “demonic” for targeting children with pro-transgender content, and he wants the streaming giant’s executives to explain their intentions on Capitol Hill. Burchett penned a letter to House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky, last week expressing interest in calling Netflix executives to Capitol Hill after a viral clip of a […]
Supreme Court rejects South Carolina’s bid to enforce transgender bathroom ban
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to take up an application from South Carolina seeking to enforce its ban on students using public school bathrooms that match their gender identity. The brief order was unsigned and represents a small setback for the state in its bid to tighten policies related to transgender people. However, a […]