This week, South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley made it clear that she supported transgender women competing in women’s college basketball, igniting a conversation about whether or not transgender women should be permitted in the sport. And now, one women’s basketball star is weighing in on the issue.
Brianna Taylor led the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to the national title in 2018 before becoming the No. 10 pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft. She’s played a lot of women’s basketball over the years, and she doesn’t seem to think that transgender women are all that big of a threat to the sport.
“Unpopular opinion, but I don’t think that trans people are the biggest threat to women’s basketball. I’ve been involved in wbb for 15+ years & never had a negative interaction with a trans person. Had plenty of negative interactions with racist & misogynistic people though,” Turner said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
Unpopular opinion, but I don’t think think that trans people are the biggest threat to women’s basketball. I’ve been involved in wbb for 15+ years & never had a negative interaction with a trans person. Had plenty of negative interactions with racist & misogynistic people though.
— Brianna Turner (@_Breezy_Briii) April 9, 2024
Turner’s comments come after Staley – one of the most accomplished women’s basketball figures in history – received a lot of criticism and social media harassment after she declared that anyone who considers themselves a woman should be eligible to play women’s basketball.
