Why were an ex-gymnast and an ex-swimmer taking a stand against trans athletes at a basketball game with no trans women playing in it, in a league that has never included any trans women players? Wilson has been publicly opposing trans women in sports since 2024. Sey, the XX-XY founder, wrote a column on Substack opposing trans girls’ participation in sports and painting the girls as principled victims. Back in 2024, Clarendon and the Las Vegas Aces’ Brianna Turner advocated for trans athletes at the college level after the NCAA announced a review of their policies. In June, just days after Cunningham’s comments in ESPN, the Supreme Court upheld state bans on trans girls playing on girls’ sports teams.