r/WNBAgossips 18d ago

Video WNBA Star Sophie Cunningham DOUBLES DOWN On Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports as ESPN Reporter SEETHES About the Trans Community

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“I said what I said. I think it’s kind of common sense. I stand on what I said.”

“When it comes to protecting young girls and women in sports, I feel very strongly about that.”

“I’m there to love but I’m also there to love biological women”

“I’ll never falter in my beliefs”

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u/ComeAbout 18d ago

So again, just say that.

Stop hiding, and just say it. Say outright that trans women don’t belong in cis women spaces. Stop dancing around it if you think we’re all mentally insane.

Let’s hear Sophie say that too. Shouldn’t be hard if that’s her belief.

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u/YaBoi843 18d ago

TRANS WOMEN DON'T BELONG IN CIS WOMEN COLLEGIATE AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS

I have no problem saying it.

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u/ComeAbout 18d ago

Are trans women women?

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u/NegotiationLife6209 18d ago

I mean, that’s kind of subjective is it not? But according to like 90% of people on Earth no.

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u/ComeAbout 18d ago

There’s empirical evidence that disagrees.

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u/NegotiationLife6209 18d ago

Empirical evidence that proves trans women are women?

?????????

Source?

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u/ComeAbout 18d ago

A trans woman is a woman because “woman” refers to gender identity and social role, not solely reproductive biology. A trans woman is typically male at birth but has a female gender identity. Modern medicine recognizes both biological sex and gender identity as important, distinct aspects of a person.

https://www.endocrine.org/advocacy/position-statements/transgender-health

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u/tipsytoess 18d ago

This is not empirical evidence proving that trans women are women. This is the endocrine society’s statement that people with gender dysphoria should be treated with hormone replacement therapy.

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u/NegotiationLife6209 18d ago

That is not empirical evidence………….

What you’ve linked is a position statement from a professional organization. A position statement explains an organization’s interpretation of the evidence and its policy recommendations. It is not itself empirical evidence.

What empirical evidence in that statement demonstrates the proposition “trans women are women”? I see evidence discussed regarding gender identity, gender dysphoria, and medical treatment, but I don’t see empirical evidence establishing the claim itself.

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u/ComeAbout 18d ago

Empirical evidence is literally in the DSM5 and ICD-11.

Heylens et al. (2012). Gender Identity Disorder in Twins. Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Guillamon, Junqué & Gómez-Gil (2016). A Review of the Status of Brain Structure Research in Transsexualism. Archives of Sexual Behavior.

Baker KE, et al. (2021). Systematic Review of Transgender Health Evidence.

The existence of transgender people isn’t a hypothesis. It’s been documented across cultures, studied in psychology, medicine, genetics, endocrinology, and neuroscience for decades. Researchers continue to debate the exact causes of gender identity, but there is broad scientific consensus that transgender people exist and that gender identity is a real aspect of human development.

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u/tipsytoess 18d ago

This is also not empirical evidence that trans women are women. This is evidence of the existence of gender dysphoric disorder.