{"id":2651988,"date":"2026-08-30T13:53:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T17:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-calls-out-the-wnba-for-trying-to-have-it-both-ways-on-womens-rights\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T13:57:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T17:57:57","slug":"republican-calls-out-the-wnba-for-trying-to-have-it-both-ways-on-womens-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-calls-out-the-wnba-for-trying-to-have-it-both-ways-on-womens-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Calls Out the WNBA for \u2018Trying to Have it Both Ways\u2019 on Women\u2019s Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-calls-out-the-wnba-for-trying-to-have-it-both-ways-on-womens-rights%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2651988&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>congressman bob Onder (R-Mo.) criticized the WNBA for allegedly attempting to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >accommodate transgender men competing<\/a> in women\u2019s sports by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wnba-announces-disgraceful-results-of-emergency-league-meeting-on-allowing-men-to-compete\/\" title=\"... Announces Disgraceful Results of Emergency League Meeting on Allowing ... to Compete\">avoiding clear definitions<\/a> of gender. He expressed concerns that the league\u2019s policies could allow men who take estrogen to participate, which he called &#8220;absurd&#8221; and unfair to biological women. Earlier, NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White announced their intentions to declare for the 2027 WNBA Draft, claiming they identify as women and meet the league\u2019s inclusion standards. The WNBA has stated that these declarations are publicity stunts and clarified that Kanter Freedom and White are not eligible to participate. Currently, the league allows self-identification without specifying what constitutes a woman, leading to ongoing debates about fairness and gender policies. Some advocates have called for Christian men and women to stand up and vote to protect women&#8217;s sports and emphasize the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-was-accused-of-rape-but-acquitted-then-he-committed-suicide-fearing-rapist-label-would-stick\/\" title=\"He Was Accused Of Rape But Acquitted. Then He Committed Suicide, Fearing \u2018Rapist\u2019 Label Would Stick\">mental health support<\/a> for transgender individuals.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Congressman Bob Onder (R-Mo.) said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H1Ne3AjDXdE\">interview<\/a> on \u201cWashington Watch\u201d Wednesday that the WNBA is \u201ctrying to have it both ways\u201d when it comes to the issue of men competing in women\u2019s sports. \u201cThey\u2019re trying to appease the woke crowd by not defining women so that some fraud can come along and say, \u2018I\u2019ve been taking some estrogen and [can] play in the WNBA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White declared their intention to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft based off of the league\u2019s inclusion standards.<\/p>\n<p>On August 7, Kanter Freedom <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EnesFreedom\/status\/2085772139869696032?s=20\">posted<\/a> on X that he intended to be a part of the association exclusively for women, on the premise that the WNBA would accept him since it has not taken a stance against men under the guise of \u201ctransgender women\u201d participating in women\u2019s basketball. Before deciding to try to join the women\u2019s draft, Kanter Freedom investigated the policy himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy team and I have carefully examined the WNBA\u2019s eligibility criteria and governing framework surrounding self-identification and inclusion. Based on the current guidelines, I can and am officially declaring my eligibility for the upcoming WNBA draft in April 2027,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/aug\/19\/royce-white-files-formal-wnba-draft-declaration-matt-gaetz-counsel\/?srsltid=AfmBOopO-hoN70ggMUxaleDm-s5Bh5VBvamdQW1j4j7MIvqxF-Avf52N\">reported<\/a> that Royce White also filed paperwork declaring his intention to participate in the 2027 WNBA Draft on August 17. White <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/former-nba-player-royce-white-declaring-next-wnba-draft-enes-kanter-announcement\">told<\/a> Fox News Digital, \u201cI\u2019m transgender. I\u2019m a woman. I \u2026 sometimes identify as a woman for purpose of basketball, professional basketball, so I\u2019ll be declaring for the WNBA draft in 2027 as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat they [Kanter Freedom and White] are doing is pointing out the absolute absurdity of allowing men to play in women\u2019s sports. Sports where physical size, strength, muscle mass, [and] quickness all play a very important role, no sport more so than in basketball. It is utterly absurd to let men pretending to be women play,\u201d Onder remarked.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the WNBA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/2026\/08\/24\/enes-kanter-wnba-draft-eligibility-royce-white\/91446929007\/\">announced<\/a> that Kanter Freedom and White would not be eligible for the draft, chalking up their declarations as \u201cpublicity stunts.\u201d Freedom and White have both said publicly that neither of them have been contacted directly by the WNBA regarding their eligibility status for the draft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Freedom, who says he identifies as a woman, he can\u2019t play. So, it just illustrates the utter absurdity and of course, the utter unfairness, to real women, to biological women, that wokeness might force them to play with someone who is obviously physically advantaged [over them] the way Kanter Freedom and White would be,\u201d Onder d.<\/p>\n<p>The WNBA currently has no rule banning men who identify as transgender women from playing in the league. The 2026 collective bargaining agreement states that only women can play in the WNBA but fails to define what a woman is. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/49594734\/wnba-task-force-discusses-transgender-athletes-amid-furor\">ESPN<\/a> reported earlier in August that the women\u2019s basketball organization has not clarified this definition despite requests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need our Christian men and women to step up and step out,\u201d Frank Murphy, former NFL player and chair of the athletes for America Coalition and director of Community Impact at the America First Policy Institute, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PgG3dbv78ew\">contended<\/a> on \u201cWashington Watch.\u201d \u201cWe need them to say, \u2018This is enough. Enough is enough, and we\u2019re going to go out and vote like we never voted before in the midterms to let our voice and our vote count.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Murphy added that he had a special message for men as well. \u201cI\u2019m encouraging men get off the bench. \u2026 We need all men to get off the bench and get into the game. And that game is to protect our women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe [Christians] can explain to you what it can do to a woman if you let a man play in women\u2019s sports. We can help you with also showing you the word of God and show you where it stands and why it says there to protect women,\u201d Murphy continued.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy underscored that it should not be lost on believers that those who do identify as transgender need rescuing from the error of their thinking. \u201cSometimes I feel like we forget that these women and men that go through these transitions and want to be something, that they need help, not just prayer. 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