Mom, daughter forced to cover up XX/XY shirts supporting women and girls’ right to fair play at WNBA game

"They gave us t-shirts during overtime and told us we had to leave or cover our shirts. This just happened," said Kasey. Her daughter Annie showed off her shirt, which read "for the girls." The two explained that a woman who was featured on the Jumbotron wearing a shirt in support for trans kids had "told on" them. That woman had been made to zip up her jacket, but only after she'd been featured on the Jumbotron.

"We did nothing. We were just sitting there. I didn't make signs. I wanted to make signs, but I didn't," Casey said. She said she and Annie had attended the game "to support Sophie Cunningham and to support women and women's sports, it's just common sense." Annie had been a student athlete herself before an injury took her out of competition.

XX/XY founder Jennifer Sey shared that she had "watched the game from home" and that the "woman with her 'Trans Kids Belong in Sports' shirt was shown multiple times and her shirt was very visible." She asked the obvious question, "Why can she wear the shirt but Kasey can't wear her XX/XY shirt?"

The two put on the shirts in order to stay and see the game to the final buzzer.

XX/XY posted in support of the mother-daughter duo, saying that the WNBA was "trying to cover up the truth," and that this was "business as usual" for the league.

The brand encouraged others to show up to WNBA games in the shirts. Sey has attended Indiana Fever games over the summer with groups of supporters and aims to do so again at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn this week.

Sophie Cunningham spoke out in support of protecting women's sports, saying that men should not be permitted to play women's sports at any level of competition. Coaches and other WNBA players spoke out against her, with some saying that they would welcome trans women, aka men, onto WNBA teams.

The WNBA had an emergency meeting to address the controversy after two former NBA players said they were entering their "feminine era" and submitted eligibility for the WNBA draft. The WNBA did not come to any decisions during their meeting. The WNBA draft is in April 2027.