Sophie Cunningham draws dueling protests outside Sky-Fever game
<p>Here was the scene outside the United Center on Saturday: On one side of Madison Street, a group had gathered to “Support Sophie,” with a cardboard cutout of Fever guard <b>Sophie Cunningham</b> and T-shirts bearing XX and XY chromosomes.</p><p>A few yards away, counterprotesters waved rainbow and transgender flags and wore shirts reading “Protect Trans Kids.”</p><p>Why outside a Fever-<a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> game?</p><p>Cunningham has become a flashpoint in the debate over transgender participation in women’s sports. In an ESPN profile, she said she had received criticism for “hating trans,” which she denied.</p><p>“I think that I am here to extend love,” Cunningham said.
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<p>Here was the scene outside the United Center on Saturday: On one side of Madison Street, a group had gathered to “Support Sophie,” with a cardboard cutout of Fever guard <b>Sophie Cunningham</b> and T-shirts bearing XX and XY chromosomes.</p><p>A few yards away, counterprotesters waved rainbow and transgender flags and wore shirts reading “Protect Trans Kids.”</p><p>Why outside a Fever-<a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> game?</p><p>Cunningham has become a flashpoint in the debate over transgender participation in women’s sports. In an ESPN profile, she said she had received criticism for “hating trans,” which she denied.</p><p>“I think that I am here to extend love,” Cunningham said. “But I also think that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men.”</p><p>Since the All-Star break, groups advocating to exclude transgender women from women’s sports have rallied outside Fever road games.</p><p><b>Amy Sousa</b>, who helped organize the first rally in Seattle, said she hadn’t ever watched the WNBA but now wants to support Cunningham.</p><p>“This whole thing has taken off,” she said.
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- <p>Here was the scene outside the United Center on Saturday: On one side of Madison Street, a group had gathered to “Support Sophie,” with a cardboard cutout of Fever guard <b>Sophie Cunningham</b> and T-shirts bearing XX and XY chromosomes.</p><p>A few yards away, counterprotesters waved rainbow and transgender flags and wore shirts reading “Protect Trans Kids.”</p><p>Why outside a Fever-<a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> game?</p><p>Cunningham has become a flashpoint in the debate over transgender participation in women’s sports. In an ESPN profile, she said she had received criticism for “hating trans,” which she denied.</p><p>“I think that I am here to extend love,” Cunningham said.
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