Sophie Cunningham supporters, detractors, rally outside NYC arena during Liberty-Fever WNBA game

Rival demonstrations erupted outside Saturday’s New York Liberty game at Barclays Center, as supporters of Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham’s comments about transgender players in women’s sports faced off against opponents before the two teams faced off on the court.Similar to other recent rallies that have followed the basketball star across the country, around 60 die-hard Cunningham fans gathered as more than 100 people in support of trans rights massed nearby — and were separated by the NYPD and police barricades outside the Brooklyn arena.Liberty supporter Dr Elizabeth Fedak, 35, organized the rally in support of Cunningham, who last month caused a firestorm when she told ESPN that she wanted to “protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men.”She was ripped by some for being “transphobic,” but gained many followers who thought she was only speaking common sense, including Fedak, who said she was “happy with what Sophie did because I’m a women’s rights advocate.”“It’s very important to me that we be able to speak the truth about what a woman is and what our bodies are.I’m here standing for basic material reality, women’s sports were created for women, and it needs to stay that way to ensure fairness,” she added.Fedak, who has a doctorate in math, recalled the case of Payton McNabb where “a male player threw a volleyball at her, at her back,” highlighting that “the risk of injury for women is much higher when they’re competing against men.”“So it is a safety issue as well,” she slammed. Julie Potter, 48, of Bucks County, PA., was furious after her paid scoreboard message was pulled less than 24 hours before Saturday night’s game that she bought 25 tickets for.Portter’s scoreboard message wrote “Thank you, Jennifer Sey XX XY Athletics will save the day,” — a reference to the former US gymnast whose company actively campaigns to ban trans...