WNBA All-Star charity initiative supports sports group that says it is ‘moving beyond the binary of girl’
The WNBA is celebrating its milestone 30th season with a new All-Star initiative that the league says is designed to help keep girls involved in sports.But one of the Chicago-area organizations selected to benefit from the league’s $100,000 All-Star prize pool says on its own website that it is "moving beyond the binary of ‘girl’" and welcomes "gender-expansive participants regardless of gender identity or expression."The organization is Girls in the Game, the charity affiliated with "Team Spoon" in the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game.According to the league’s July 15 release, the WNBA All-Star teams will compete for a $100,000 prize pool benefiting two Chicago-area organizations "dedicated to keeping girls involved in sports." The winning team’s organization receives $70,000, while the runner-up’s organization gets $30,000. Team Coop is playing for Angels Athletics, while Team Spoon is supporting Girls in the Game.MEGAN RAPINOE'S LATEST DEFENSE OF MALES IN WOMEN'S SPORTS COLLAPSES UNDER ITS OWN HYPOCRISYThe WNBA described Girls in the Game as an organization that "partners with schools, parks, and community centers in Chicago to offer sports, health, and leadership programs."That sounds straightforward enough until you dig deeper into the Girls in the Game website.OutKick/Fox News Digital reviewed the organization’s website and found language that raises obvious questions about how Girls in the Game defines "girl."Under the heading "We stand for inclusivity," Girls in the Game says: "Moving beyond the binary of ‘girl’, we welcome LGBTQ+ youth and gender-expansive participants regardless of gender identity or expression."Wait, what?Girls in the Game is not a generic youth charity that happens to work with girls.
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The WNBA is celebrating its milestone 30th season with a new All-Star initiative that the league says is designed to help keep girls involved in sports.But one of the Chicago-area organizations selected to benefit from the league’s $100,000 All-Star prize pool says on its own website that it is "moving beyond the binary of ‘girl’" and welcomes "gender-expansive participants regardless of gender identity or expression."The organization is Girls in the Game, the charity affiliated with "Team Spoon" in the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game.According to the league’s July 15 release, the WNBA All-Star teams will compete for a $100,000 prize pool benefiting two Chicago-area organizations "dedicated to keeping girls involved in sports." The winning team’s organization receives $70,000, while the runner-up’s organization gets $30,000. Team Coop is playing for Angels Athletics, while Team Spoon is supporting Girls in the Game.MEGAN RAPINOE'S LATEST DEFENSE OF MALES IN WOMEN'S SPORTS COLLAPSES UNDER ITS OWN HYPOCRISYThe WNBA described Girls in the Game as an organization that "partners with schools, parks, and community centers in Chicago to offer sports, health, and leadership programs."That sounds straightforward enough until you dig deeper into the Girls in the Game website.OutKick/Fox News Digital reviewed the organization’s website and found language that raises obvious questions about how Girls in the Game defines "girl."Under the heading "We stand for inclusivity," Girls in the Game says: "Moving beyond the binary of ‘girl’, we welcome LGBTQ+ youth and gender-expansive participants regardless of gender identity or expression."Wait, what?Girls in the Game is not a generic youth charity that happens to work with girls. The organization repeatedly frames its mission around girls, girls’ sports and girls-only spaces. So when it says it is "moving beyond the binary of ‘girl,’" people deserve to know what that actually means.OutKick/Fox News Digital has not been able to confirm whether any biological males have participated in Girls in the Game’s girl-centered sports programming.According to its 2025 annual report, Girls in the Game served 3,059 participants in FY25.
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- The WNBA is celebrating its milestone 30th season with a new All-Star initiative that the league says is designed to help keep girls involved in sports.But one of the Chicago-area organizations selected to benefit from the league’s $100,000 All-Star prize pool says on its own website that it is "moving beyond the binary of ‘girl’" and welcomes "gender-expansive participants regardless of gender identity or expression."The organization is Girls in the Game, the charity affiliated with "Team Spoon" in the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game.According to the league’s July 15 release, the WNBA All-Star teams will compete for a $100,000 prize pool benefiting two Chicago-area organizations "dedicated to keeping girls involved in sports." The winning team’s organization receives $70,000, while the runner-up’s organization gets $30,000. Team Coop is playing for Angels Athletics, while Team Spoon is supporting Girls in the Game.MEGAN RAPINOE'S LATEST DEFENSE OF MALES IN WOMEN'S SPORTS COLLAPSES UNDER ITS OWN HYPOCRISYThe WNBA described Girls in the Game as an organization that "partners with schools, parks, and community centers in Chicago to offer sports, health, and leadership programs."That sounds straightforward enough until you dig deeper into the Girls in the Game website.OutKick/Fox News Digital reviewed the organization’s website and found language that raises obvious questions about how Girls in the Game defines "girl."Under the heading "We stand for inclusivity," Girls in the Game says: "Moving beyond the binary of ‘girl’, we welcome LGBTQ+ youth and gender-expansive participants regardless of gender identity or expression."Wait, what?Girls in the Game is not a generic youth charity that happens to work with girls.
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