Caitlyn Jenner Urges XX-Only WNBA Rule as 409-Page CBA Leaves Women Undefined
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 16
Caitlyn Jenner Urges XX-Only WNBA Rule as 409-Page CBA Leaves Women Undefined
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 16
Summary
Caitlyn Jenner said the WNBA should settle its transgender-athlete debate with a chromosome-based rule — “XX, you’re in; XY, you’re out” — during a Fox News appearance.
That intervention follows renewed scrutiny of league policy after former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White launched bids to enter the WNBA as a satire of its gender rules.
The league’s 409-page collective bargaining agreement says only women may play, but it does not define “woman” or “women,” and contains no references to “transgender” or “gender identity.”
A WNBA spokesperson said the league recently discussed transgender athletes alongside online abuse of players, while stressing it strongly condemns bad-faith efforts to demean or marginalize others.
The dispute has widened into a broader fight over women’s sports and Title IX, with Jenner arguing the league’s unresolved standard exposes a policy gap.