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The right is pushing its anti-trans fury on the WNBA. Players and fans are loudly pushing back
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PUBLISHEDOct 17, 2026, 2:00 PM
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As the WNBA finals kick off Saturday in San Francisco, the pro-LGBTQ+ sports fanbase push a message of inclusion in the face of anti-trans attacks Sign up for WNBA 30: a free women’s basketball newsletter At Wilka’s Sports Bar in lower Manhattan, a crowd of mostly LGBTQ+ fans was fired up during a WNBA playoff game between the New York Liberty and the Atlanta Dream.
When the Liberty’s Jonquel Jones blocked the Dream’s star forward Angel Reese at the basket, then chest-bumped her – leading teammates to separate them – the bar…
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