{"id":1514,"date":"2026-07-22T12:36:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1514"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:36:44","slug":"wnba-star-breaks-with-league-on-explosive-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1514","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Star Breaks With League On Explosive Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><p>Unlike so many professional female athletes, WNBA star Sophie Cunningham is not afraid to stand up for the protection of female athletes.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1510\">America Extends Relentless Iran Strikes Into 11th Straight Night<\/a><\/p><p>The Indiana Fever guard says that while her politics are \u201cmiddle\u201d of the road, she feels compelled to speak out on the matter.<\/p><p>\u201cI got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I\u2019m like, \u2018I never once said that,&#8217;\u201d Cunningham said in an interview with ESPN published Tuesday, referring to her position on women\u2019s sports.<\/p><p>\u201cI think that I am here to extend love,\u201d she continued. \u201cBut I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn\u2019t have to go against biological men.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019m very much in the middle [politically],\u201d the Missouri native said after an ESPN interviewer said some people view her as Right-wing or \u201cMAGA.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cI agree with things on both sides, disagree with things on both sides,\u201d Cunningham added. \u201cAnd that\u2019s all I\u2019ve ever said about my political beliefs. But people love to assume.\u201d<\/p><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8e11d4b885fdacad459e34b24cecf502-768x512.avif\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8e11d4b885fdacad459e34b24cecf502-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8e11d4b885fdacad459e34b24cecf502-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8e11d4b885fdacad459e34b24cecf502.avif 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><p>Cunningham\u2019s position runs counter to that of the WNBA. Not only has the organization signaled its devotion to so-called LGBT activism, but the league\u2019s players\u2019 union, the WNBPA, has explicitly advocated for transgender \u201cinclusion.\u201d In 2022, the union issued a statement railing against laws that protect girls\u2019 sports and emphasizing its commitment to \u201cfight for trans youth across the country.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1509\">A Catholic Priest Walks Into A Canadian Hospital. They Offer To Kill Him, Twice.<\/a><\/p><p>Individual players have also promoted males in female sports. Former WNBA player Layshia Clarendon and current Las Vegas Aces forward Brianna Turner, for example, wrote a 2024 CNN opinion piece urging the NCAA to allow males in these female spaces.<\/p><p>Cunningham, though, is authentically herself \u2014 even when that runs counter to the WNBA norm. \u201cYou see so many people change or try to fit into a box,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t even know what that box is. It\u2019s a fake box. Everyone wants to look the same. Everyone wants the same vibe. Screw that. I\u2019m gonna be me.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cPeople love me or they really frickin\u2019 hate me,\u201d Cunningham added. \u201cI just don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/p><p>As highlighted by The Daily Wire earlier this month, the WNBA standout refused to publicly criticize President Donald Trump, again breaking with many players in the league.<\/p><p>\u201cDid you see the one with the White House posted, with the president in it, and did you have any thoughts on it?\u201d a reporter asked Cunningham about her viral \u201cpointing\u201d meme. The athlete responded, \u201cI think everyone around the world is posting it, every company has done it, they\u2019re just the ones also to get on board and I don\u2019t really think twice about it.\u201d<\/p><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever holds up a ring card before a lightweight bout between Paddy Pimblett of England and Benoit Saint-Denis of France, not pictured, at T-Mobile Arena on July 11, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ian Maule\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-1513\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7e968436a7622549c0e60aad3154a805-768x512.avif\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7e968436a7622549c0e60aad3154a805-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7e968436a7622549c0e60aad3154a805-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7e968436a7622549c0e60aad3154a805.avif 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><p>Cunningham\u2019s bold stance earned praise on social media. Female sports advocate Riley Gaines commented, \u201cIn a world full of Megan Rapinoes, be a Sophie Cunningham.\u201d Rapinoe, the former U.S. soccer star, advocates for males in girls\u2019 sports.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1508\">Kalshi Launches Midterms Hub Powered By \u2018The Wisdom Of The Crowd\u2019<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Related: WNBA Star Sophie Cunningham Won\u2019t Diss Trump After White House\u00a0Meme<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unlike so many professional female athletes, WNBA star Sophie Cunningham is not afraid to stand up for the protection of female athletes.The Indiana Fever guard says that while her politics are \u201cmiddle\u201d of the road, she feels compelled to speak out on the matter.\u201cI got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I\u2019m like, \u2018I never once said that,&apos;\u201d Cunningham said in an interview with ESPN published Tuesday, referring to her position on women\u2019s sports.\u201cI think that I am here to extend love,\u201d she continued. \u201cBut I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn\u2019t have to go against biological men.\u201d\u201cI\u2019m very much in the middle [politically],\u201d the Missouri native said after an ESPN interviewer said some people view her as Right-wing or \u201cMAGA.\u201d\u201cI agree with things on both sides, disagree with things on both sides,\u201d Cunningham added. \u201cAnd that\u2019s all I\u2019ve ever said about my political beliefs. But people love to assume.\u201dChristian Petersen\/Getty ImagesCunningham\u2019s position runs counter to that of the WNBA. Not only has the organization signaled its devotion to so-called LGBT activism, but the league\u2019s players\u2019 union, the WNBPA, has explicitly advocated for transgender \u201cinclusion.\u201d In 2022, the union issued a statement railing against laws that protect girls\u2019 sports and emphasizing its commitment to \u201cfight for trans youth across the country.\u201dIndividual players have also promoted males in female sports. Former WNBA player Layshia Clarendon and current Las Vegas Aces forward Brianna Turner, for example, wrote a 2024 CNN opinion piece urging the NCAA to allow males in these female spaces.Cunningham, though, is authentically herself \u2014 even when that runs counter to the WNBA norm. \u201cYou see so many people change or try to fit into a box,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t even know what that box is. It\u2019s a fake box. Everyone wants to look the same. Everyone wants the same vibe. Screw that. I\u2019m gonna be me.\u201d\u201cPeople love me or they really frickin\u2019 hate me,\u201d Cunningham added. \u201cI just don\u2019t care.\u201dAs highlighted by The Daily Wire earlier this month, the WNBA standout refused to publicly criticize President Donald Trump, again breaking with many players in the league.\u201cDid you see the one with the White House posted, with the president in it, and did you have any thoughts on it?\u201d a reporter asked Cunningham about her viral \u201cpointing\u201d meme. The athlete responded, \u201cI think everyone around the world is posting it, every company has done it, they\u2019re just the ones also to get on board and I don\u2019t really think twice about it.\u201dSophie Cunningham holds up a ring card before a lightweight UFC bout. Credit: Ian Maule\/Getty ImagesCunningham\u2019s bold stance earned praise on social media. Female sports advocate Riley Gaines commented, \u201cIn a world full of Megan Rapinoes, be a Sophie Cunningham.\u201d Rapinoe, the former U.S. soccer star, advocates for males in girls\u2019 sports.Related: WNBA Star Sophie Cunningham Won\u2019t Diss Trump After White House\u00a0Meme<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>WNBA Star Breaks With League On Explosive Issue - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1514\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WNBA Star Breaks With League On Explosive Issue - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Unlike so many professional female athletes, WNBA star Sophie Cunningham is not afraid to stand up for the protection of female athletes.The Indiana Fever guard says that while her politics are \u201cmiddle\u201d of the road, she feels compelled to speak out on the matter.\u201cI got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I\u2019m like, \u2018I never once said that,&amp;apos;\u201d Cunningham said in an interview with ESPN published Tuesday, referring to her position on women\u2019s sports.\u201cI think that I am here to extend love,\u201d she continued. \u201cBut I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn\u2019t have to go against biological men.\u201d\u201cI\u2019m very much in the middle [politically],\u201d the Missouri native said after an ESPN interviewer said some people view her as Right-wing or \u201cMAGA.\u201d\u201cI agree with things on both sides, disagree with things on both sides,\u201d Cunningham added. \u201cAnd that\u2019s all I\u2019ve ever said about my political beliefs. But people love to assume.\u201dChristian Petersen\/Getty ImagesCunningham\u2019s position runs counter to that of the WNBA. Not only has the organization signaled its devotion to so-called LGBT activism, but the league\u2019s players\u2019 union, the WNBPA, has explicitly advocated for transgender \u201cinclusion.\u201d In 2022, the union issued a statement railing against laws that protect girls\u2019 sports and emphasizing its commitment to \u201cfight for trans youth across the country.\u201dIndividual players have also promoted males in female sports. Former WNBA player Layshia Clarendon and current Las Vegas Aces forward Brianna Turner, for example, wrote a 2024 CNN opinion piece urging the NCAA to allow males in these female spaces.Cunningham, though, is authentically herself \u2014 even when that runs counter to the WNBA norm. \u201cYou see so many people change or try to fit into a box,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t even know what that box is. It\u2019s a fake box. Everyone wants to look the same. Everyone wants the same vibe. Screw that. I\u2019m gonna be me.\u201d\u201cPeople love me or they really frickin\u2019 hate me,\u201d Cunningham added. \u201cI just don\u2019t care.\u201dAs highlighted by The Daily Wire earlier this month, the WNBA standout refused to publicly criticize President Donald Trump, again breaking with many players in the league.\u201cDid you see the one with the White House posted, with the president in it, and did you have any thoughts on it?\u201d a reporter asked Cunningham about her viral \u201cpointing\u201d meme. The athlete responded, \u201cI think everyone around the world is posting it, every company has done it, they\u2019re just the ones also to get on board and I don\u2019t really think twice about it.\u201dSophie Cunningham holds up a ring card before a lightweight UFC bout. Credit: Ian Maule\/Getty ImagesCunningham\u2019s bold stance earned praise on social media. 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And I\u2019m like, \u2018I never once said that,&apos;\u201d Cunningham said in an interview with ESPN published Tuesday, referring to her position on women\u2019s sports.\u201cI think that I am here to extend love,\u201d she continued. \u201cBut I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn\u2019t have to go against biological men.\u201d\u201cI\u2019m very much in the middle [politically],\u201d the Missouri native said after an ESPN interviewer said some people view her as Right-wing or \u201cMAGA.\u201d\u201cI agree with things on both sides, disagree with things on both sides,\u201d Cunningham added. \u201cAnd that\u2019s all I\u2019ve ever said about my political beliefs. But people love to assume.\u201dChristian Petersen\/Getty ImagesCunningham\u2019s position runs counter to that of the WNBA. Not only has the organization signaled its devotion to so-called LGBT activism, but the league\u2019s players\u2019 union, the WNBPA, has explicitly advocated for transgender \u201cinclusion.\u201d In 2022, the union issued a statement railing against laws that protect girls\u2019 sports and emphasizing its commitment to \u201cfight for trans youth across the country.\u201dIndividual players have also promoted males in female sports. Former WNBA player Layshia Clarendon and current Las Vegas Aces forward Brianna Turner, for example, wrote a 2024 CNN opinion piece urging the NCAA to allow males in these female spaces.Cunningham, though, is authentically herself \u2014 even when that runs counter to the WNBA norm. \u201cYou see so many people change or try to fit into a box,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t even know what that box is. It\u2019s a fake box. Everyone wants to look the same. Everyone wants the same vibe. Screw that. I\u2019m gonna be me.\u201d\u201cPeople love me or they really frickin\u2019 hate me,\u201d Cunningham added. \u201cI just don\u2019t care.\u201dAs highlighted by The Daily Wire earlier this month, the WNBA standout refused to publicly criticize President Donald Trump, again breaking with many players in the league.\u201cDid you see the one with the White House posted, with the president in it, and did you have any thoughts on it?\u201d a reporter asked Cunningham about her viral \u201cpointing\u201d meme. The athlete responded, \u201cI think everyone around the world is posting it, every company has done it, they\u2019re just the ones also to get on board and I don\u2019t really think twice about it.\u201dSophie Cunningham holds up a ring card before a lightweight UFC bout. Credit: Ian Maule\/Getty ImagesCunningham\u2019s bold stance earned praise on social media. 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