He explained that support for trans rights isn’t some newly adopted position or damage-control statement—it has long been one of the issues he cares about most. RELATED: WTA’s New Sex Testing Policy Shakes Tennis as Trans Women Are Barred“Honestly, I don’t think there’s an issue today I care about on a personal level more deeply than trans rights. Why The New York Times keeps coming upThe criticism of The New York Times didn’t appear overnight. champion has repeatedly spoken in support of trans rights. At a time when plenty of public figures treat trans rights like a public relations minefield, Jennings did something refreshingly uncomplicated: he answered the question directly.