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Why These Women Rallied for Sophie Cunningham in Seattle

Sophie Cunningham, an Indiana Fever shooting guard, found fame last month for not backing down on the court, and now she’s facing full-court pressure for saying that men shouldn’t be allowed to play in women’s sports.

Last night, fans of Cunningham hosted a rally outside of Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Wash., to show the athlete they have her back.

“Because we’ve seen what’s happened to actors, actresses, singers that have come out in support of women’s spaces, and they’ve been silenced, effectively, and we didn’t want Sophie to feel like she didn’t have support,” said Jane Berns, a member of the coalition Women Are Real. 

High school athletes attended the rally wearing shirts from XX-XY Athletics and holding signs with their families that said, “We love you Sophie” and “Thank you Sophie for speaking up for girls!”, according to photos obtained from Amy Sousa, an event attendee and organizer.

Counterprotestors stood near the Cunningham rally with pro-trans sports signs. One read, “My kid plays a trans-inclusive sport & everything is FINE.” The group also received backlash on X ahead of the rally for supporting Cunningham’s “transphobic statements.”

“There will be an anti-trans rally in Seattle tomorrow ahead of the Storm game against the Fever in support of Sophie Cunningham’s latest public transphobic statements,” an X post read. “I thought it was online fans only. That’s what........

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