August 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cI don\u2019t think we should feel like our safe space is being threatened,\u201d said Reeve. \u201cThat\u2019s what I enjoy about the WNBA. And I think we have to continue to safeguard that I don\u2019t think these demonstrators are not being peaceful, or not that I\u2019ve seen. I haven\u2019t seen all of it. I haven\u2019t heard everything that\u2019s happening, but everyone has a right to peacefully assemble, right?<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the commissioner and the league have a responsibility to ensure that any topic that could be problematic for players- what they perceive to be unsafe or threatened in any way or discriminated against- I think that\u2019s something that\u2019s fair for our leadership. And I\u2019m quite sure that they have eyes on and ears on to make sure that it\u2019s a safe space for everyone. And that\u2019s what makes our league beautiful.<\/p>\n
\u201cI come from a space of inclusion. And the narrative that I think that is problematic is to suggest that, number one, that transgender athletes are the biggest problem in women\u2019s sports. And I think this is what\u2019s bothersome is that there\u2019s a faction of people in our country that are making this a massive issue.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reeve then offered some nuanced thoughts on transgender children and athletes, showcasing an educated opinion that is desperately needed in the conversation, especially from WNBA leaders.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have some issues,\u201d she added. \u201cNumber one, we need to protect trans kids. Every kid\u2014 to me, it\u2019s a human rights issue. Every kid has a right to sports regardless of gender diversity, transgender. Every kid has the right to access.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, what gets nuanced is, you know, when you\u2019re beyond puberty, when you\u2019re in Olympic sport, when\u2026 we have scholarships at stake and that sort of thing. That\u2019s where I say that common-sense people get together, and you find common ground to find a way to be inclusive. The answer isn\u2019t no. It is not the case that we have, quote, biological men in girls\u2019 locker rooms, the way it\u2019s being phrased, the innuendo there that somehow transgender women are predators of some kind in the locker room. There\u2019s a lot of narrative that is problematic that we need to address. That is simply not what\u2019s happening. I think take on the issue. There are more and more transgenders in our country as years go by.<\/p>\n
The Lynx coach added that she has tried to get the WNBA to consider its stance on the issue and be more forthcoming about its position.<\/p>\n
\u201cYears ago, I encouraged the WNBA leadership: what\u2019s our stance? What are we going to do when this occurs? Are we going to be ready? Are we going to be reactionary? And so I think it would make sense for our league to be leaders in this space,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u201d \u2026 I\u2019ve chosen to educate myself about the space. I\u2019ve chosen to listen to transgender families, and what I know is exclusion is not the answer. We\u2019ve got to find a common ground and be inclusive. That\u2019s the space. I think if we all come from that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reeve then pondered the real issues facing women\u2019s sports and whether the people attempting to \u201cdefend\u201d them even know what they are.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe [transgender] issue isn\u2019t as big as the issues that we have in women\u2019s sports,\u201d she continued. \u201cWhether it\u2019s cisgender men that have held us down for years in spaces like being able to have access to facilities and uniforms and locker rooms, all the things that these young girls that are sitting at games with anti-trans signs, do they understand actually what the real problems are and how they\u2019re being marginalized? We\u2019re still not in a space where we have equality. We don\u2019t even have the Equal Rights Amendment in all 50 states, right? So there\u2019s real issues. This is an issue that I think that we can thoughtfully work through, and that\u2019s my hope.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Minnesota Lynx fans are some of the best fans in the WNBA, very diverse fans. It is my hope that we demonstrate leadership in this space. You can voice your opinion, have a strong opinion, but it\u2019s a safe space for everyone regardless of whether or not we agree.\u201d<\/p>\n
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