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WNBA Says Security Wrongly Targeted Fans at Dream Game

8/18/2026

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The WNBA said security wrongly asked three fans to cover their shirts about transgender participation at the Atlanta Dream-Indiana Fever game.
The league said fans were free to wear the shirts—two calling for women’s sports to be limited to those assigned female at birth and one supporting transgender people—and that the security action should not have occurred.
The Atlanta Dream said personnel were not involved and reaffirmed its inclusive-environment policy.

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The WNBA said security wrongly asked three fans to cover their shirts about transgender participation at the Atlanta Dream-Indiana Fever game.
The league said fans were free to wear the shirts—two calling for women’s sports to be limited to those assigned female at birth and one supporting transgender people—and that the security action should not have occurred.
The Atlanta Dream said personnel were not involved and reaffirmed its inclusive-environment policy.