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WNBA task force meets on transgender athletes amid controversy

Headline from News Nation Now, on the newest of 2 developments

The WNBA does not have a policy, at least not publicly, that oversees eligibility of transgender athletes.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Rally supporting transgender athletes before Valkyries game as WNBA denounces 'bad faith' debate

    Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco ·

  2. Newest

    WNBA task force meets on transgender athletes amid controversy

    Headline from News Nation Now ·

5 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

32 articles, oldest first.

  1. PJ Media

  2. Fox News

    WNBA’s lack of clarity on gender eligibility policy is ‘herald of the times culturally,’ ex-NBA player says (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Royce White says the WNBA's failure to define "woman" in its CBA is a cultural herald, as Cathy Engelbert addresses transgender athlete concerns.

  3. The Christian Post

    WNBA task force to convene after former NBA players declare eligibility for women's league (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    The WNBA is set to discuss its eligibility requirements after two former NBA players declared themselves eligible for the WNBA draft, saying they are doing so in compliance with the league rules.

  4. Green Field Reporter

    WNBA task force denounces ‘bad-faith’ transgender debate and says league has no eligibility issues (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    An WNBA anti-hate task force met virtually Wednesday and criticized those trying to create a narrative about transgender women playing in the league. “There are no immediate eligibility matters affecting the WNBA, and we strongly denounce the bad-faith efforts to use these topics to demean or margin…

  5. KOIN

    WNBA denounces 'bad-faith' transgender debate after former Blazers player declares for league's draft (opens KOIN)

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    KOIN's feed description

    The WNBA on Wednesday criticized those trying to create a narrative about transgender women playing in the league. “There are no immediate eligibility matters affecting the WNBA, and we strongly denounce the bad-faith efforts to use these topics to demean or marginalize others,” a league spokesperso…

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    WNBA denounces 'bad-faith' transgender debate and says league has no eligibility issues (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The WNBA is criticizing those trying to create a narrative about transgender women playing in the league

  7. Sun Times

    WNBA denounces 'bad-faith' transgender debate (opens Sun Times)

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    Sun Times's feed description

    The WNBA on Wednesday criticized those trying to create a narrative about transgender women playing in the league. "There are no immediate eligibility matters affecting the WNBA, and we strongly denounce the bad-faith efforts to …

  8. Fox News

    Clueless WNBA attacks 'bad-faith' fans who don't want biological men ruining women's sports (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The WNBA task force on transgender athletes offered another update with no eligibility definition, scheduling more meetings while scolding critics.

  9. New York Post

    WNBA slams ‘bad-faith efforts’ to ‘marginalize others’ amid trans athlete debate (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    WNBA general managers and presidents discussed transgender athletes on Wednesday as part of an anti-hate task force meeting.

  10. The Daily Wire

    WNBA Finishes Meeting On Transgender Athletes, Decides Nothing (opens The Daily Wire)

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    The Daily Wire's feed description

    The WNBA held a meeting Wednesday to discuss the all-important question, “What is a woman?” as it faces controversy over whether men should be allowed in the league. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told teams in a memo that a committee consisting of team presidents and general managers would speak…

  11. WMUR

    WNBA denounces 'bad-faith' transgender debate, says league has no eligibility issues (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The WNBA criticized those trying to create a narrative about transgender women playing in the league | What to know

  12. Newsweek

    WNBA Team Presidents Hold Meeting Over Transgender Eligibility (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The WNBA is trying to hash out a transgender eligibility policy after Sophie Cunningham's comments sparked a major debate.

  13. Breitbart News

    WNBA Has Yet to Determine What a Woman Is, Slams 'Bad Faith' Efforts to 'Marginalize Others' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Critics of the WNBA calling out its transgender policies - or lack therefore - were slammed Wednesday for their hurtful "bad faith" in criticizing men claiming to be women so they can play in the league.

  14. The M

    WNBA Strongly Denounces “Bad-Faith Efforts” of Cis Men Claiming to Be Trans to Join (opens The M)

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    The M's feed description

    The WNBA has commented on the growing number of outsiders trying to use the league’s gender eligibility policies to stir up controversy. Following news that two former NBA players , Royce White and Enes Kanter Freedom, plan to register for the WNBA draft by simply saying they identify as women, the …

  15. Not The Bee

    WNBA task force meets to discuss transgender eligibility, comes back with no answers (opens Not The Bee)

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    Not The Bee's feed description

    The WNBA held some serious talks this week to determine what the "W" in WNBA stands for as the entire transgender discussion has taken over the league, as we reported a few days ago.

  16. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Rally supporting transgender athletes before Valkyries game as WNBA denounces 'bad faith' debate (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    There was a rally Wednesday night outside Chase Center before the Valkyries game as the WNBA criticized those trying to create a narrative about transgender women playing in the league, saying, "There are no immediate eligibility matters affecting the WNBA."

  17. Washington Examiner

    WNBA declines to change vague eligibility rules after meeting on trans players (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The WNBA on Wednesday declined to clarify the league’s eligibility rules, amid uproar over concerns that its vague standards on transgender athletes could allow biological males to play in the women’s sport.

  18. News Nation Now

    WNBA task force meets on transgender athletes amid controversy (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    The WNBA does not have a policy, at least not publicly, that oversees eligibility of transgender athletes.

  19. The Guardian

    WNBA condemns ‘bad-faith’ efforts to fuel transgender player debate (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    League says no immediate eligibility matters Two former NBA players declared for 2027 draft Union says players will not be ‘political pawns’ The WNBA on Wednesday criticized those trying to create a narrative about transgender women playing in the league.

  20. Washington Times

    Can transgender women play in the WNBA? League addresses eligibility rules (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    No transgender woman has ever played in the WNBA. But after two former NBA players declared themselves eligible for next year's draft, the league is pushing back hard on what it calls "bad-faith" efforts to turn the issue into a fight.

  21. Blaze Media

    WNBA gives awful update after meeting to establish gender eligibility rules (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    A WNBA task force said last week it would be holding a meeting to discuss trans-identifying athletes and their eligibility in the league. The meeting was meant to be all-hands-on-deck, with presidents and general managers gathering with league officials on Wednesday amid what seems like constant con…

  22. The Western Journal

    WNBA Announces Disgraceful Results of Emergency League Meeting on Allowing Men to Compete (opens The Western Journal)

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    The Western Journal's feed description

    It turns out, the WNBA isn’t interested in answering the most important question facing its existence as a sports league. It’s only interested in attacking the people who bring it […]

  23. The Christian Post

    WNBA breaks silence on gender eligibility as debate over men in women's sports intensifies (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    The WNBA has said there are "no immediate eligibility matters" impacting the league and denounced “bad-faith efforts” in the ongoing debate about trans-identified males competing in women’s sports following a league-wide meeting held after two former NBA players declared their eligibility.

  24. American Greatness

    WNBA Denounces Critics as League Faces Pressure to Clarify Transgender Eligibility Rules (opens American Greatness)

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    American Greatness's feed description

    The WNBA denounced what it called “bad-faith” criticism Wednesday as the league faces growing pressure to establish a clearer policy governing transgender athletes and eligibility […] Source

  25. The Western Journal

    WNBA Suddenly Needs Time to Evaluate Men Competing, But the League Wasn't Confused in This Resurfaced Post (opens The Western Journal)

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    The Western Journal's feed description

    As the WNBA tries to fathom what the “W” in their own name stands for, its own past statements on social media are revealing the entity’s biases against their own […]

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