There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some Up

Right-wing commentator Sydney Watson falsely claimed that WNBA star Brittney Griner is a transgender woman, despite Griner being a cisgender female and the league having never had a trans athlete. The claim fuels a broader far-right campaign, amplified by figures like Riley Gaines and Sophie Cunningham, to portray women’s sports as threatened by trans inclusion, even as the WNBA states there are no immediate eligibility issues and commissioner Cathy Engelbert dismisses the harassment as “haters.”