The Washington Post on Sunday, Rapinoe, who identifies as a member of the LBGTQ community, called legislation meant to discriminate against trans athletes an "intense political assault on LBGTQ people.""Transgender kids deserve the same chances to enjoy sports; to gain confidence, self-respect and leadership skills; and to learn what it means to be part of a team.
When we tell transgender girls that they can't play girls' sports — or transgender boys that they can't play boys' sports — they miss out on these important experiences and opportunities.
And we lose the right to say we care about children," she wrote."Discrimination hurts everyone. We're stronger as teams, and as a country, when all people who love sports have a chance to have.