As states across the country have passed laws limiting transgender youth from participating in school sports, the Women’s National Basketball Players Association released a statement on Friday to stand with trans athletes in their fight to take part in sports.
The WNBPA “opposes attempts to marginalize, limit or deny human rights,” and will “fight for trans youth across the country,” the statement reads.
“Banning trans kids from sports ostracizes them from a fundamental part of growing up and a lifeline to feel welcome and a part of their community... We cannot let up pressure to force change and stop this inhumane treatment of young people. Supporting policies that seek to control women, trans youth and their families is antithetical to supporting human rights.”
