Sydney Colson Criticizes White Players' Silence on Transgender Issues

Sydney Colson, a former WNBA player, expressed strong criticism towards white players in the league regarding their comments on transgender issues during a recent episode of her podcast, Unsupervised with Syd and TP. Colson stated, "Listen, if you never speak up about a damn thing when you know it’s impacting the people you claim to love and care about, you ought to be ashamed to act like you’re cool with people, to act like you care about sisterhood, all of these things." She specifically told white players to "shut the f*ck up" if they do not support the cause. Colson emphasized that silence or harmful comments from these players are not respected. While she did not name Sophie Cunningham, the only WNBA player who has publicly opposed allowing transgender women to compete against women, Colson's remarks are perceived as a reference to Cunningham. In a July ESPN interview, Cunningham argued for the exclusion of men from women's sports, stating, "I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men." Cunningham's comments have led to backlash and protests from opposing fans at Fever games.