Sophie Cunningham says she’s unconcerned that the rallies against transgender participation in women's sports that have accompanied the Indiana’s Fever’s recent games are a distraction for the team. Cunningham made the comments before the Fever’s game against the Portland Fire. Outside, a group rallied for the second straight game in support of Cunningham and her comments about transgender participation in youth sports. Portland’s rally came after a similar rally for Cunningham earlier in the week before the Fever’s game at the Seattle Storm. Both rallies only attracted about two dozen participants.

Pride Month, a global celebration of LGBTQ+ people, is starting this weekend in many places. It's always a mixture of party and protest. Some of the celebrations this year will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed same-sex marriage nationally. A lot of the protest in the U.S. are expected to be against President Donald Trump's efforts to impose restrictions across several fronts on transgender people. The event emerged in 1970 as a response to the violent police raid of New York City's Stonewall Inn in 1969.

As the rhetoric around transgender athletes grows more heated, one organization is trying to create a safe space. The National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs allows trans and non-binary athletes to self-select their gender at its annual national meet. A dozen gymnasts opted into the category at the recently completed 2025 nationals. Ray Hung, a student at Northeastern University, is non-binary trans masculine. Hung called the NAIGC a “shield” for trans gymnasts. NAIGC director of operations Ilana Shushansky says the organization's mission is to create an environment for gymnasts to compete into adulthood in a place that feels comfortable and supportive.

President Donald Trump has signed a slew of policies aimed at wiping transgender people out of government records, sports and even history. That means a different tone for Monday's annual Transgender Day of Visibility. Trump's policies follow what many social conservatives have pushed for in the U.S. and around the globe. They are being challenged in court, but already are having a major impact on transgender people. But why is he dedicating so much energy to restricting a group that makes up around 1% of the nation's population? Some experts say it could be because the group is so small that many people don't know any of its members.