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Sophie Cunningham has taken her stance on the ongoing culture war over women\u2019s sports and trans athletes.<\/p>\n

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In an interview with ESPN on Tuesday, Cunningham spoke on the issue and what she has experienced on social media surrounding it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I\u2019m like, \u2018I never once said that,’\u201d Cunningham told the outlet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn\u2019t have to go against biological men.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old, who has been tagged with the label \u201cMAGA Barbie,\u201d insisted that her comments don\u2019t lend to the full truth of her political views.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very much in the middle. I agree with things on both sides, disagree with things on both sides. And that\u2019s all I\u2019ve ever said about my political beliefs. But people love to assume,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Cunningham has previously spoken out on the issue before. <\/p>\n

In 2022, she shared a since-deleted tweet from CBS Sports\u2019 Josh Pate, who wrote \u201cFemale collegiate athletes deserve so much better than this\u201d in regards to the former Penn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas. <\/p>\n

Following the retweet, Cunningham wrote her own statement and posted it to X.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo my teammates, friends, family, supporters and fans, you know that I stand with all people, especially my fellow athletes,\u201d she said. \u201cI do not judge, but support all races, religions, sexual preferences and gender equity. We all have a place in this world to compete and I hope we are able to grant everyone that opportunity fairly.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Missouri native recently held her own basketball camp on Sunday, hosting girls grades 1-8.<\/p>\n

She is in her second season with Indiana (16-10) and she is averaging 9.4 points per game on 48 percent shooting.<\/p>\n

Cunningham will be in action on Wednesday night against Connecticut in what will be the Fever\u2019s final game before the WNBA All-Star break.<\/p>\n

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