Days after her teammate penned an op-ed in support of including trans athletes in sports, Alex Morgan backed her teammate by calling trans inclusion a “human rights issue.”
On Sunday, U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) player Becky Sauerbrunn wrote an op-ed in her home state newspaper, the Springfield News-Leader, in which she criticized Missouri lawmakers for proposing a law that would ban males identifying as females from competing in girls’ sports.
“The proposed ‘Save Women’s Sports Act’ does nothing to protect or support girls and women in sports,” Sauerbrunn wrote. “If those putting forth this legislation actually listened to the needs and concerns of women in sports, they would outline clear steps to protect women and girls from the rampant sexual assault and harassment plaguing sports — issues we’ve been fighting in the NWSL. They would…
