Source: New York Post
Rival demonstrations erupted outside Saturday’s New York Liberty game at Barclays Center, as supporters of Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham’s comments about transgender players in women’s sports faced off against opponents before the two teams faced off on the court. Similar to other recent rallies that have followed the basketball star across the country, around 60 die-hard Cunningham fans gathered as more than 100 people in support of trans rights massed nearby — and were separated by the NYPD and police barricades outside the Brooklyn arena. Liberty supporter Dr Elizabeth Fedak, 35, organized the rally in support of Cunningham, who last month caused a firestorm when she told ESPN that she wanted to “protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men.
