Sophie Cunningham supporters open up on encounter with security, pro-trans fans in latest WNBA culture clash
A mistaken decision by a WNBA security representative thrust the entire league back into the eye of the storm of a national culture war Sunday. But it began with subtle tension between two groups of fans with opposing views.Kasey Thomason and her 17-year-old daughter Annie attended Sunday’s game between the Atlanta Dream and Indiana Fever to support Fever guard Sophie Cunningham and her stance on women’s sports.They said they remained in their seats and had no confrontations during most of the game.
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A mistaken decision by a WNBA security representative thrust the entire league back into the eye of the storm of a national culture war Sunday. But it began with subtle tension between two groups of fans with opposing views.Kasey Thomason and her 17-year-old daughter Annie attended Sunday’s game between the Atlanta Dream and Indiana Fever to support Fever guard Sophie Cunningham and her stance on women’s sports.They said they remained in their seats and had no confrontations during most of the game. By the fourth quarter, however, they noticed several Atlanta supporters wearing pro-transgender apparel looking in their direction.MOM AND DAUGHTER TOLD TO COVER UP XX-XY T-SHIRTS, SAY THEY WERE THREATENED WITH EJECTION AT FEVER-DREAM GAME"Maybe like the fourth quarter, I could tell," one of the Thomasons recalled. "They were like two rows in front of us and maybe, you know, five or 10 people down to the right.
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- A mistaken decision by a WNBA security representative thrust the entire league back into the eye of the storm of a national culture war Sunday. But it began with subtle tension between two groups of fans with opposing views.Kasey Thomason and her 17-year-old daughter Annie attended Sunday’s game between the Atlanta Dream and Indiana Fever to support Fever guard Sophie Cunningham and her stance on women’s sports.They said they remained in their seats and had no confrontations during most of the game.
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Sophie Cunningham supporters open up on encounter with security, pro-trans fans in latest WNBA culture clash
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