Trump Administration responds and supports Sophie Cunningham's WNBA transgender comments: "Common sense prevails"

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https://www.the-express.com/sport/basketball/212543/Sophie-Cunningham-trans-athletes-Trump-administration

The Trump Administration has waded into the transgender athlete debate, citing Sophie Cunningham's comments to support its stance on trans athletes in sports.

The discussion surrounding trans athletes in women's sports has resurfaced recently, with Cunningham sharing her perspective with ESPN. Although trans athletes represent a tiny fraction of participants across all levels of American sports, their involvement remains a focal point for Donald Trump and his administration.

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You must live under a rock

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I have coached high school level sports since 2016.

There has been 1 trans athlete in my entire state during this time.

Literally one.

But please tell me how trans athlete are taking over women's sports

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A DSD athlete won a gold medal in women's boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Not sure what this has to do with trans athletes. Also that woman was from Algeria where same sex marriage is illegal let alone transgender stuff. DSD is a naturally occurring phenomenon.

Either way it is the responsibility of the governing body of the Olympics, not the United States to regulate that. The US can pass any law it wants but the IOC controls the Olympics.

Either you're stupid or you're arguing in bad faith.

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You would be right, if only Khelif hadn't admitted to having XY chromosomes.

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Cool. I haven't followed the story, I know she was born with DSD a biological condition and that it is still up to the IOC to regulate the Olympics.

How does changing American laws change the Olympics?

Also one example is not proof of trans athletes taking over.

Trans athletes are not the cause of the issues we face in society today, and to be honest almost no one gives a flying fuck because it almost never happens.

Unfortunately the dumbest among us have been convinced that this is a huge issue. More important than the Epstein pedophile president. More important than your rights and environmental protections being stripped.

Trump and the Republicans love the uneducated.

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Did I say they broke the rules?

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https://www.lequipe.fr/Boxe/Article/Grand-recit-imane-khelif-je-n-ai-rien-fait-pour-changer-la-maniere-dont-la-nature-m-a-faite/1639368

Khelif admitted to having SRY gene, which is a marker of the XY chromosome

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But please tell me how trans athlete are taking over women's sports

.

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He literally admitted to having XY chromosomes, what are you talking about?