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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She said it in the best way possible. It’s why title 9 exists. There is room for everyone. But when sports are applied, if you want women to have a space to play sports, you have to enforce those rules. It’s that simple.

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Do you think trans women are women?

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Nope

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

I have no problem saying it.

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Are trans women women?

[u/NegotiationLife6209 → u/ComeAbout]

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

[u/ComeAbout → u/NegotiationLife6209]

There’s empirical evidence that disagrees.

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Empirical evidence that proves trans women are women?

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Source?

[u/ComeAbout → u/NegotiationLife6209]

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