Two men in drag attend WNBA game amid trans controversy, leave security in hysterics
The WNBA is in the middle of the controversial discourse surrounding transgender athletes participating in women’s sports.As part of that discourse, sparked by comments by the Fever’s Sophie Cunningham, the WNBA has received criticism for its loosely written rule stating only women are allowed to compete.The hot-button conversations have given way to a series of demonstrations and stunts, and the latest went down at the Las Vegas Aces game over the weekend.Two men wearing dresses and makeup attended the Aces’ matchup against the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday.
The pair were supposedly declaring themselves eligible for the 2027 WNBA Draft — though it’s unclear whether the charade was meant to be earnest critique or satirical.Their behavior elicited laughter from an arena attendant watching the scenes.The controversy surrounding the WNBA and transgender athletes prompted former NBA players Enes Kanter and Royce White to claim their eligibility for the draft.The unnamed men at the Aces game appear to be following suit.Also this weekend, during Sunday’s game between the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream, at least three fans were asked by WNBA security personnel to cover shirts that includes messaging on transgender women participating in women’s sports.“The WNBA is aware of interactions at (Sunday) night’s game in Atlanta in which fans were asked by league security to cover their shirts,” the WNBA said in a statement.
“This should not have happened.”Cunningham has been a central figure in the scandal after her comments about transgender athletes went viral.“I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans.And I’m like, ‘I never once said that,’” Cunningham told the outlet.“I think that I am here to extend love.
But I also think with that love is truth, being honest.And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men.”The latest antics prove that the co...