Trans basketball player dominating French women's league responds to calls to play in WNBA



He's only been a woman for five years, but he's ready to bring his hard-nosed style of play to the WNBA.

Julie Tétart is not just one of the best players in a league in France; the center absolutely dominated the 2025-2026 season in every relevant category.

'It's a childhood dream just like for any female basketball player.'

The Monaco player, who stands at 6'2"-6'3" depending on the source, ran through France's Ligue 2 opponents last season and has since revealed the WNBA would be a welcomed next step.

Fox News' OutKick caught up with the trans-identifying male athlete to ask if the U.S. women's league was a possibility.

"If they contact me, I won't say no. But you have to be realistic: I'm old, and there are far better players than me!" the humble player told the outlet on Monday.

Calls for a WNBA team to sign Tétart have come during the league's ongoing debate over inclusion. After Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham said girls should not have to compete with boys, backlash quickly followed from WNBA fans, coaches, and even an owner.

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Multiple WNBA personnel have struggled to separate the idea of barring men from their sport from the rest of their progressive views.

Golden State Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase compared the issue to being criticized for her ethnicity, while Fever head coach Stephanie White said she is not "educated enough from a scientific standpoint" to determine whether the league should allow men.

She added, "I don't ever believe that exclusion is an answer."

Tétart crushing the competition

It would be hard to imagine a more dominant performance than the one the 34-year-old put on last season.

Tétart was the only player in the league to break the 20-points-per-game barrier, averaging 21.2, more than four points ahead of the second-highest scorer.

In rebounding, Tétart averaged a massive 20.2 boards per game, almost double the second-highest rebounder, who averaged 10.9 per game.

Tétart was also fifth in steals per game, while averaging the most successful free throws and free-throw attempts per game, by a mile.

This was all without even being in the top 10 for minutes played per game, for which Tétart was ranked 19th.

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Tétart, who according to the New York Post came out as transgender in October 2021, while telling OutKick that playing in the WNBA would be a dream, seemingly hinted at not wanting to go to the U.S. because of President Donald Trump.

"Obviously, it's a childhood dream just like for any female basketball player, but unfortunately, it's not possible," Tétart said.

"The league, yes. The country, no, haha," Tétart continued. However, when pressed further on the subject, the player simply replied, "I won't say no."

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World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka gives blunt answer when asked about gender testing: 'Men are way stronger'



The top women's tennis player in the world is standing up for young girls in the ongoing public debate about protecting their sports.

Aryna Sabalenka, the current World No. 1 with 24 singles titles in her career, spoke to reporters ahead of the National Bank Open in Toronto on Sunday. There, Sabalenka fielded a question about the Women's Tennis Association's updated policy on gender screening.

'I don't agree with this kind of stuff in sport.'

A reporter asked the Belarusian how she felt about the new rules, which include a one-time test for athletes to prove they are women.

Sabalenka gave a straightforward reply:

"I think it's really important to keep the fairness in our tour, and it's obvious that biologically, right, the men are way stronger than women."

The 28-year-old continued, hinting that it may have taken the WTA longer to implement the policy than she would have hoped.

"I feel like it would be not really fair for the women to compete against biological men. So, I believe it took them a little while to make this decision, and, yeah, I support it."

Sabalenka included remarks about wanting to focus on herself and the tournament, but still unequivocally stated she is in favor of the testing.

"If they want to test us all, I'm happy to do that. It's pretty fair, and let's keep it that way," she added.

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The WTA updated its eligibility policy in late July to reflect the implementation of the gender-screening process, offering definitions of both male and female.

"In this policy, 'biological male' means an individual who, regardless of their legal sex or gender identity, has an SRY gene and therefore has or previously had testes or streak testes," the policy states.

"Biological female" is defined as "an individual who, regardless of their legal sex or gender identity, has no SRY gene and therefore has or previously had ovaries or streak ovaries."

Further in the document, the governing body states that "a player must demonstrate their eligibility to compete in WTA Tournaments by means of SRY Screening."

"If the SRY Screen is negative for the presence of the SRY gene, the player will be permitted to compete in WTA Tournaments. Unless there is reason to believe a negative result is in error, this will be a once-in-a-lifetime test," the WTA explains.

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Sabalenka was ahead of the curve on this topic, having shared similar remarks when promoting the Battle of the Sexes exhibition match in December.

Before losing 6-3, 6-3 in two straight sets to Nick Kyrgios in Dubai, Sabalenka told host Piers Morgan, "I think it's just not fair to a woman to basically face, like, biologically man."

She emphasized that she didn't think it was fair for a woman to work her entire life to "reach her limit" only to then face a man, knowing they are "biologically much stronger."

"So for me, I don't agree with this kind of stuff in sport," she added.

Kyrgios was asked the same question by Morgan; he simply said he had "nothing to add" because he feels "the exact same way."

Sabalenka faces Japan's Moyuka Uchijima on Tuesday night at the National Bank Open.

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Pressure mounts against WNBA to adopt 'biological women'-only policy: 'Women's sports are for women'



Women seem to have had enough of battling over whether their sports can include athletes who were born male.

Amid the WNBA's controversy stemming from star player Sophie Cunningham, who simply said girls "shouldn't have to go against biological men" in sports, there have been growing calls for the league to cement through policy that the WNBA is for women only.

'The WNBA needs to look in the mirror and do some soul-searching about what it stands for.'

According to the WNBA's 2026 collective-bargaining agreement with its players' association, Article XIII, Section 1 declares that "only players who are women are eligible to play in the WNBA."

While the definition of what a woman is should go without saying — the WNBA does not provide one — several prominent role-players in the league have suggested that biological reality is not the basis for their opinion on this matter.

On Sunday, Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve wore a T-shirt that read, "Trans kids belong" and featured a transgender-themed rainbow.

That same night, Golden State Valkyries coach Natalie Nakese compared the issue to being "criticized for my height, for my ethnicity."

She added that sports is about "belonging" and "inclusivity."

When asked if men should be able to play in the WNBA, Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White said last week that she is not "educated enough from a scientific standpoint" to make such a determination.

She added, "I don't ever believe that exclusion is an answer."

These vague sentiments have seemingly pushed prominent women's activists to a boiling point, with many calling for the WNBA to adopt a policy that specifically states only biological women can play in the league.

"The WNBA needs to look in the mirror and do some soul-searching about what it stands for — fairness in women's sports or not?" said Penny Nance, CEO and president of Concerned Women for America.

The CEO said in a press release that the WNBA has "poisoned" itself with activism for years and that it's time for the league to defend young women, not "biological males stealing their opportunities."

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Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) has advocated for prohibiting women's sports franchises from receiving tax benefits if they do not prohibit biological men from their teams.

Tenney said in June that franchises may claim tax advantages tied to acquisitions, but if she has her way, they would not receive such luxuries if they "undermine" women.

"Taxpayers should not be subsidizing the erosion of women's sports. ... Women's sports are for women," Tenney declared.

Jennifer Sey, founder of pro-women apparel company XX-XY, told Blaze News that there is a broader cultural shift currently on display, but there is still "justice" to be served.

Sey pointed to "the growing number of people who will no longer pretend biology is mutable," while adding that protecting young girls from adults "who treat basic reality as a moral offense" should not be controversial.

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Many women's sports leagues have already made "female at birth" policies or outright banned men from competing in their events.

The LPGA announced its policy in early December 2024, while British tennis barred men from women's competitive tournaments just days later.

About a month after that, English women's field hockey banned trans-identifying males from the sport.

This all came before President Trump's executive order titled "Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports" dropped in February 2025. Almost immediately after the order was issued, the NCAA updated its transgender student-athlete participation policy to keep men out of the women's category.

The WNBA did not respond to a request from Blaze News regarding the league's definition of a woman.

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WNBA coach counter-protests Sophie Cunningham with 'trans kids' shirt — Caitlin Clark responds



WNBA coach Cheryl Reeve has made her opinion on men participating in women's sports fairly obvious, but it's a fringe one.

In response to Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham stating girls should not have to compete with or share the same locker room as boys, the Minnesota Lynx head coach performed a silent protest that will likely have parents scratching their heads.

'I think both of us understand that we have platforms.'

During the Fever vs. Lynx game on Sunday, Reeve sported a T-shirt that read "Trans kids belong" and featured a transgender-themed rainbow. While the meaning behind the shirt can be inferred, fans wondered what Reeve and Cunningham were talking about when they were spotted having a conversation before the game.

At the postgame press conference, Reeve was asked by a reporter if she were willing to reveal what was said. After initially saying "absolutely not" to the idea, Reeve went on to say that both parties were focused on educating.

"I think both of us understand that we have platforms, and we both talked about wanting to, more than anything, educate," the coach explained.

Reeve added, "There are some things that we have in common and maybe some things you differ on just like any issues, and I think it's how you handle things, and it was nice to be in person [to have the conversation] for sure."

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Cunningham did not show up for the Fever's postgame press conference, but star Caitlin Clark was present for a reporter's question about navigating protests that focused on "trans rights."

"It's not really a discussion we really have in our locker room," Clark claimed, before parrying the core of the question.

"I think it's for leagues and the governing bodies to work with their athletes to find solutions, but our focus is on basketball, and that's what we talk about and how we can get wins."

Clark's fairly canned response comes after Fever Coach Stephanie White made remarks on Friday about the WNBA being an "inclusive league" that "welcomes everyone."

"We're a league that promotes diversity. We promote inclusion, and we're a league that has always been on the forefront of social change," the coach affirmed.

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When asked for her stance on "men or athletes who tested biological male" participating in women's sports, White stated that she is not "educated enough from a scientific standpoint" to make such a determination.

However, she did say, "I don't ever believe that exclusion is an answer."

Cunningham did not make any public comments about the ordeal over the weekend. However, she did take a photo with female athletics activist Riley Gaines, who wore an XX-XY athletics T-shirt from an organization that believes men should not be in women's sports.

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