{"id":10950,"date":"2026-10-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/translash.org\/podcasts\/how-the-wnba-became-a-target-for-anti-trans-activists\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T00:00:00","slug":"how-the-wnba-became-a-target-for-anti-trans-activists","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/translash.org\/pt-br\/podcasts\/translash-podcast\/how-the-wnba-became-a-target-for-anti-trans-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"How the WNBA Became a Target for Anti-Trans Activists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n            <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Description<\/h2>\n            <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, in its 30th anniversary season, the WNBA became the unlikely target of anti-trans protests\u2014despite the fact that there are no trans women players in the league. How did we get here? <\/p><p>On today\u2019s episode, sports journalist Jemele Hill shares why she thinks the anti-trans protesters don\u2019t actually care about women\u2019s sports. Then, we hear from Frankie de la Cretaz, a writer who covers the intersection of sports and gender, about how they think the league should handle the controversy.<\/p><p>This week\u2019s Trans Joy spotlights Devin Meyers, founder of the NYC-based trans&#43; basketball club, Basketdolls.<\/p><p>Send your Trans Joy recommendations to translash_podcast &#64; translash [dot] org <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode Description This year, in its 30th anniversary season, the WNBA became the unlikely target of anti-trans protests\u2014despite the fact that there are no trans women players in the league. How did we get here? 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