Sophie says what needs saying

She’s pointing at YOU next ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­  

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images “I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men.”                                                                                           Sophie Cunningham Friend,   WNBA player Sophie Cunningham took one for the team—the XX team, that is—last week, when she became the first major WNBA star to stand up for women in women’s sports.   Her stand prompted a slew of backlash from the LGBTQ community so closely associated with the WNBA. But it also inspired two teenage girls to make their own stand for women in the game, courtside at a Seattle Storm contest on Tuesday, July 28.   The girls wore clothing from the XX-XY brand and held a homemade sign that said, “THANK YOU SOPHIE FOR SPEAKING UP FOR GIRLS.”   Their heroism came at a cost—the two were verbally accosted by the Seattle Storm co-owner, who was later forced to issue an apology and has since been suspended from the team’s next five home games. They were also harassed by counter protestors.   The girls who received such harsh treatment were gracious in response. One of them told a reporter, “Maybe they should work on being more kind to people even though our opinions differ. ‘Cause we were being respectful and kind people. And I don’t care if you think something else, that’s your opinion.”   Cunningham, whose finger pointing in defense of teammate Caitlin Clark at a Phoenix Mercury game on June 22 went viral, is now pointing at YOU.   What precisely can YOU do to stand for women in women’s sports? Donate to our Colorado ballot initiative and help us get out the vote in this blue state to preserve women’s locker rooms and women’s sports competition for … wait for it … women. Join the movement and buy XX-XY brand athletic clothing, available also for sports uniforms for Catholic schools and club teams. Engage with a neighbor on why this makes sense. Say a prayer for all the teenage girls who find themselves in impossible situations, witnessing to adults about basic biological facts. Ask your priest to give a homily breaking down the Church’s position on Genesis: male and female he made them. Heroism isn’t just for superstars or teenage girls.   Do something heroic to stop this insanity today.   Go forward bravely, Kelsey Reinhardt President & CEO CatholicVote   Paid for by CatholicVote Civic Action, a 501(c)(4) organization, PO Box 3310, Carmel, IN 46082 (317) 669-6127 Unsubscribe Manage preferences