Former United States Women’s Soccer Team midfielder Megan Rapinoe is typically an ardent defender of transgender women participating in women’s sports.
That is, apparently, unless she’s being questioned by a reporter from the right-wing Post Millennial.
Post Millennial reporter Katie Davis questioned Rapinoe during a Pride parade in Seattle.
“Your U.S. women’s soccer team famously lost to high school boys. Do you really think it’s fair for these same boys to be competing in girls’ sports?” Daviscourt asked.
Rapinoe winced and appeared to mouth, “Oh my god” before a security guard placed himself between Rapinoe and Daviscourt.
“Why should trans people compete against young girls? Do you not think that they’re gonna get hurt? Are they gonna get hurt? I’m a journalist, I just wanna know,” Daviscourt added.
Rapinoe recently reavowed her support of transgender women participating in women’s sports.
“Absolutely,” she told Time magazine. “‘You’re taking a ‘real’ woman’s place,’ that’s the part of the argument that’s still extremely transphobic. I see trans women as real women. What you’re saying automatically in the argument – you’re sort of telling on yourself already – is you don’t believe these people are women. Therefore, they’re taking the other spot. I don’t feel that way.”
[Fox News]
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