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Outspoken ESPN prima Stephen A. Smith took a clear position successful nan ongoing statement astir transgender athletes' information successful girls and women's sports.
"Biological men should not beryllium competing against biologic girls successful sports, period," Smith said during an quality connected "Real Time pinch Bill Maher" aft nan Olympics' argumentation connected transgender women was mentioned.
"What astir protecting nan young ladies? Young ladies going up against biologic men — biologic men — location is nary excuse for that."
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Stephen A. Smith joined Bill Maher connected nan March 27 section of "Real Time," discussing authorities and who could perchance lead some parties going forward. (Real Time pinch Bill Maher/YouTube)
Smith past mentioned erstwhile University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas.
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"Lia Thomas, for example, was a male, and he was classed complete 400th successful nan world. … And past he became a she. … And No. 1. Well … does it really return an Einstein to recognize that there’s thing incorrect pinch that picture?"
Sadie Schreiner puts a transgender emblem successful her hairsbreadth earlier heading to nan awards guidelines aft finishing 3rd successful nan finals of nan 200-meter title astatine nan 2024 NCAA Division III outdoor way and section championships astatine Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium May 25, 2024, successful Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Smith has previously spoken astir his views connected transgender athletes successful girls and women’s sports, including during a February 2025 Radio Row question and reply up of that year's Super Bowl.
"So, that’s really I look astatine it. LGBTQ authorities and each that stuff, I’m successful afloat support of that, but erstwhile transgender athletes — men — are transitioning to women and they’re competing successful female sports, that’s a different animal to me," he said.
"That’s not conscionable astir LGBTQ rights. That’s astir preying connected nan authorities of females retired location everyplace who were calved female, and they’re astatine a decided disadvantage."
Stephen A. Smith (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
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Those comments from Smith surfaced astir nan aforesaid clip successful 2025 erstwhile President Donald Trump signed nan "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" executive order, which directed national agencies to construe Title IX based connected biologic activity astatine birth.
The NCAA complied pinch Trump’s executive bid and changed its policy.
Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
