.Riley_Gaines_ blasted WNBA star brittneygriner for recent comments she made supporting transgender athletes. “Heartbreaking to see athletically successful women take this demeaning stance,' Gaines tweeted.
When asked about state-level legislation looking to ban transgender athletes from participating in sports of the gender they identify as, Griner called it “a crime” to “separate someone for any reason.”
“I think it’s a crime honestly to separate someone for any reason. So, I definitely will be speaking up against that legislation and those laws that are trying to be passed, for sure,” the Phoenix Mercury star added. “Which NBA team would have @brittneygriner since apparently the overwhelming, obvious differences between men and women should simply be overlooked? Heartbreaking to see athletically successful women take this demeaning stance,” Gaines tweeted.
The House of Representatives also passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act last week. The legislation would prevent biological males from participating in girls' and women’s sports.
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