[Opinion] Nike-Backed Smithsonian Exhibit On Trans Athletes Criticized By Jillian Michaels

Nike-Backed Smithsonian Exhibit On Trans Athletes Criticized By Jillian Michaels

Apparently, there's an exhibit at the Smithsonian – inside the National Museum of American History – that asks visitors to give their opinions on transgender athletes. Not only that, but the exhibit is sponsored, in part, by sports apparel giant Nike. Jillian Michaels, one of the original "fitness influencers" and a staunch defender of women's sports, brought it up during a segment on CNN, asking why the exhibit exists and why it is promoting a …

Fury Erupts as Nike-Backed Trans Athlete Exhibit Sparks Controversy at Smithsonian

Penn Quakers swimmer Lia Thomas (Brett Davis-Imagn Images) Smithsonian museums are under major attack. With Donald Trump’s White House cracking down on the tone of Smithsonian exhibits, the world’s largest museum and research complex is now involved in even more hot water over the issue of trans athletes in women’s sports. The controversial exhibit faced major repercussions earlier this year when the website Outkick Sports featured photographs o…