Megan Rapinoe has been called “shameful” by Piers Morgan for her involvement in a letter to the NCAA urging it not to ban trans athletes from competing in women’s sports.
Rapinoe, her wife Sue Bird and other stars such as WNBA players Brianna Turner and Layshia Clarendon co-signed the letter, which says the biggest problems in women’s sports are “pay inequality, rampant sexual abuse and the harassment of women.” and girl athletes”. and the lack of equal resources for men’s and women’s teams.’
The letter adds: ‘By excluding transgender athletes, you would be severely limiting the ability of your member institutions to protect and support their athletes. Furthermore, you would be actively disparaging transgender athletes, the same athletes you chose to protect when you agreed to serve on the Board of Governors.’
But Piers Morgan led the backlash on Thursday morning, responding to news of the letter about
Riley Gaines, a former University of Kentucky swimmer, added: “Megan Rapinoe, in typical virtue signaling style, is climbing the ladder behind her. No one would know who Megan Rapinoe is if it weren’t for women’s sports lol.
Megan Rapinoe signed a letter asking that trans athletes not be excluded from women’s sports
Piers Morgan led the backlash against Rapinoe, calling her “disgraceful” for signing the letter.
There were also many fans who disagreed with Rapinoe on social media.
One said: ‘These idiots refuse to face reality. Men, whether trans or not, will only hurt women and always win. Unfair for women. The NCAA needs guts to say NO!’
Another wrote on X: ‘Women should speak out against morons like Rapinoe and not stay silent. She’s a joke. There is a biological difference between women and men. It’s a fact, whether we like it or not.
The NCAA has allowed transgender women to compete on women’s sports teams since 2010, but last year said it planned to implement a sport-by-sport approach to the debate.
Meanwhile, Rapinoe recently criticized American player Korbin Albert for sharing anti-LGBT content on her TikTok account.
The (now deleted) posts Albert shared were repeat posts from a Christian worship space discussing how being gay and “feeling transgender” is wrong.
Rapine wrote a post on Instagram criticizing Albert; she did not name her directly, but later told The Athletic that Albert was the intended recipient.
Rapinoe’s post read: “To the people who want to hide behind “my beliefs,” I would just ask one question: Are you making any moment in space safer, more inclusive, more complete, anything close to the best, bringing out the best in each other? …because if you are not, the only thing you believe in is hate.
‘And children are literally killing themselves because of this hate. Wake up TF! Sincerely, #15.’
Rapinoe recently criticized American soccer player Korbin Albert for sharing anti-LGBT content.
Albert, 20, quickly apologized and promised to “do better” with his actions on social media.
Albert later apologized, saying, “I want to sincerely apologize for my actions on social media.” Liking and sharing posts that are offensive, insensitive, and hurtful was immature and disrespectful, which was never my intention.
“I am truly disappointed in myself and deeply regret the harm I have caused to my teammates, other players, fans, friends and anyone who has been offended.
I truly believe that everyone should feel safe and respected everywhere and on every playing field. I know that my actions have not been up to par and for that I sincerely apologize.
“It is an honor and a privilege to be able to play this sport on the world stage and I promise to do better.”