https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/wnba-coach-cheryl-reeve-wore-trans>A picture can speak a thousand words—but sometimes, all that’s needed are three.>The Minnesota Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve was seen sporting a “Trans Kids Belong” shirt at Sunday’s match against the Indiana Fever. This comes after Fever guard Sophie Cunningham used her platform to reject the notion that trans girls deserve the same equal rights in sports as cisgender girls.>The crowd was equally indignant. “Sophie Cunningham is getting booed every time she touches the ball here in Minneapolis,” journalist Aaron Rupar of Public Notice reported during the game.>“I come from a space of inclusion,” Reeve told reporters. “The narrative that I think is problematic is to suggest that transgender athletes are the biggest problem in women’s sports. This is what’s bothersome. There is a faction of people in our country that are making this a massive issue.”>Sunday also marked the end of the Fever’s five-game winning streak, losing to the Lynx 108-100. (Cunningham scored a whopping three points.)>Afterwards, reporters asked the Fever’s point guard Caitlin Clark—arguably one of the most magnanimous figures in the league—her take on the matter.>“I think it’s for leagues and governing bodies to work with their athletes to find solutions,” Clark told reporters. “Our focus is on basketball. That’s what we talk about and how we can get wins and obviously we didn’t do that tonight. So we need to find an area to improve in that way.”>Outside protestors also gathered in pro- and anti-trans camps.>On the court, Reeve was also seen talking to Cunningham, appearing cordial. “Both of us understand that we have platforms and we both talked about wanting to, more than anything, educate,” Reeve said, as per ESPN. “There are some things that we have in common, and maybe some things you differ on, just like any issues. I think it’s how you handle things. It was nice to be in person, for sure.”
