Our girls theater: how the right claims to protect women’s sports while attacking them

<p>The WNBA finals tip off on Friday. But many of those discussing the league denigrate its players while not bothering to watch the action itself</p><p>“<em>Under the Trump administration, we will defend the proud tradition of female athletes, and we will not allow men to beat up, injure, and cheat our women and our girls</em>.”</p><p>– Donald Trump during the signing of his <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/05/trump-trans-athletes-ban">Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports</a> executive order, 5 February 2025</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct/02/wnba-finals-basketball">Continue reading...</a>