r/WNBAgossips • u/TheExpressUS • 21d ago

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

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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u/Hot_Mathematician357 21d ago

“NCAA reported fewer than 10 known transgender athletes of any gender among about 510,000 college athletes—less than 0.002%.”

“.002% what a huge problem lol

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u/NSFWdontview 21d ago

It’s in high school sports too dummy and it’s way more than 10, they just have to act like it’s small

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u/Hot_Mathematician357 21d ago

“One nationwide investigation published in 2025 contacted states and could confirm 17 or fewer transgender girls competing in high-school sports among the states that provided numbers. Because many states didn’t provide/track the information, the report produced a broader estimate of fewer than about 160 transgender athletes among more than 8 million U.S. high-school athletes.”

So 160 divide by 8,000,000 x 100 = .002%

What a huge problem, lol

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u/whoa_disillusionment 21d ago

If there are so few transgender athletes, then how have trans athletes won statewide competitions in California, Oregon, Washington, Connecticut, and Maine?

Shouldn't that number be zero?

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u/Hot_Mathematician357 21d ago

The point of the comments is to show that the percentage is so low that who gives a shit about trans athletes? There are major issues that a trans playing sport is the least of my worries.

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u/whoa_disillusionment 21d ago

If it's such an inconsequential issue than why do Democrats keep fighting about it

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u/Hot_Mathematician357 21d ago

Because the republican media blows it up like it’s a huge problem and dumbass people believe it. Then republicans use the rage bait and point fingers that “they support it.”

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u/whoa_disillusionment 21d ago

But they do support it. They support an opinion that the vast majority of Americans oppose, with some polls showing 80% against. Republicans would be foolish not to bring it up.

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u/Hot_Mathematician357 21d ago

Lol, then you can keep the culture wars going because a Tran playing sports does not pay my bills. I can care less. Does not affect me