Reeve addressed the issue after Minnesota closed the regular season with an 86-66 victory over the Indiana Fever at Target Center.The remarks marked at least the fourth time this season that Reeve has discussed transgender issues during a WNBA media session."I think that’s probably one of the more meaningful things that would mark the season for me," Reeve said.
"It’s that the transgender community is one that deserves our support, and what is happening in the name of some issues of transgender in sports — it’s really an attack on all transgender community.They don’t want transgender people to exist."FORMER VIKINGS CAPTAIN JACK BREWER CALLS OUT LYNX COACH CHERYL REEVE FOR 'TRANS KIDS BELONG' SHIRTReeve previously wore a "Trans Kids Belong" T-shirt during the Lynx’s previous home game against Indiana on Aug.
2.That game came shortly after Fever guard Sophie Cunningham publicly supported keeping biological males out of women’s and girls’ sports."Save Women's Sports" activists then held another rally in support of Fever star Sophie Cunningham outside of the Target Center for the second time this season on Thursday, again prompting pro-trans counterprotesters.
A similar rally took place outside of the Lynx's game against the Golden State Valkyries on Aug.19.Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve wore a ‘Trans Kids Belong’ shirt as the Lynx faced Sophie Cunningham’s Fever, adding new fuel to the WNBA’s trans-athlete debate.
(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)During the Aug.2 game between the Lynx and Fever, Reeve and Cunningham were seen speaking at midcourt before that contest.
Reeve later said the two understood they had platforms and shared an interest in educating people despite disagreeing on the issue.Reeve said Thursday that wearing the shirt was a "small gesture," but messages from transgender people and their families made it one of the most meaningful moments of her season."The amount of communication of people who were affected by s...