Portland Women’s Sports Bar Ejects Fans in XX-XY Shirts, Sparks Backlash

Anti-trans activists tried to stir up trouble at women’s sports events. They failed miserably.

A National Women’s Soccer League game between the Portland Thorns and the Washington Spirit at Portland’s Providence Park last weekend was disrupted when stadium officials ejected a group of attendees for wearing apparel displaying anti-trans iconography. The group was wearing apparel from the athletic wear brand XX-XY, a politically motivated clothing line advocating for the exclusion of trans women and girls from girls’ and women’s sports. Re…

Fans Wearing XX-XY Athletics Gear Booted From Soccer Game, Sports Bar

“We did not distribute any materials,” Sousa told Outkick. “We came armed with copies of their own code of conduct and we followed it to the letter.”

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Portland Women’s Sports Bar Ejects Fans in XX-XY Shirts, Sparks Backlash

A Portland women’s sports bar reportedly ejected fans wearing XX-XY shirts, sparking debate over venue policies, free expression, and sports culture.

Portland Women's Sports Bar Ejects Fans over XX-XY Shirts

A Portland women's sports bar ejected patrons for wearing XX-XY Athletics shirts, saying the apparel excludes trans women from sports.

Don’t eject the anti-trans XX-XY crowd. Ask them to explain themselves.

Instead of ejecting anti-trans XX-XY demonstrators from NWSL and Thorns matches, let's engage them more in conversation.