Aaron Rodgers, the former Green Bay Packers and New York Jets star quarterback, spoke out against men competing against women on Wednesday, blasting the transgender movement as “anti-woman.”
Rodgers, known for speaking his mind on controversial topics, addressed the issue of men in women’s sports with podcast host Joe Rogan. During the episode of the “Joe Rogan Experience” posted on Wednesday, Rogan ripped into leagues that allow men who identify as women to take achievements away from women.
“What is it, like 700 women were robbed of gold medals across various sports — might have been more than that — because these biological men pretended to be women and identified as women and dominated in women’s sports,” Rogan said. “They have a giant advantage. Stop pretending they don’t.”
“Yeah, the trans women movement is actually anti-woman,” Rodgers said, clarifying that he made the comment in reference to sports.
“You’re not seeing trans men dominating anything,” Rodgers added, speaking of women who identify as men and compete against males. “It’s because there’s a biological difference.”
The 41-year-old quarterback has been criticized for questioning vaccines and was forced to miss an NFL game during the 2021 season due to league protocols regarding players who had not received the COVID shot. Rodgers was released by the Jets in March after two seasons with the team — one of which he missed due to an Achilles injury. He is still a free agent.
According to a U.N. report last year from the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, female athletes lost out on nearly 900 medals after they had to compete against boys and men.
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“The replacement of the female sports category with a mixed-sex category has resulted in an increasing number of female athletes losing opportunities, including medals, when competing against males,” the report stated. It added that men being included in the female category makes women and girls more vulnerable to serious injuries “as documented in disciplines such as in volleyball, basketball, and soccer.”
In recent years, more female athletes have begun to speak out against being forced to compete against men. Payton McNabb, a former high school volleyball player, has become one of the most outspoken advocates for protecting women’s sports after she was severely injured three years ago when a trans-identifying male opponent spiked a volleyball at her face. In March, McNabb attended President Donald Trump’s joint session to Congress as one of his guests.
Trump has pushed to protect women’s sports, signing an executive order in February banning men from competing against women. Under the order, schools and universities risk losing federal funding if they continue to force women to compete against men.
“It shall also be the policy of the United States to oppose male competitive participation in women’s sports more broadly, as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth,” Trump said.
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Aaron Rodgers, the former Green Bay Packers and New York Jets star quarterback, spoke out against men competing against women on Wednesday, blasting the transgender movement as “anti-woman.”
Rodgers, known for speaking his mind on controversial topics, addressed the issue of men in women’s sports with podcast host Joe Rogan. During the episode of the “Joe Rogan Experience” posted on Wednesday, Rogan ripped into leagues that allow men who identify as women to take achievements away from women.
“What is it, like 700 women were robbed of gold medals across various sports — might have been more than that — because these biological men pretended to be women and identified as women and dominated in women’s sports,” Rogan said. “They have a giant advantage. Stop pretending they don’t.”
“Yeah, the trans women movement is actually anti-woman,” Rodgers said, clarifying that he made the comment in reference to sports.
“You’re not seeing trans men dominating anything,” Rodgers added, speaking of women who identify as men and compete against males. “It’s because there’s a biological difference.”
The 41-year-old quarterback has been criticized for questioning vaccines and was forced to miss an NFL game during the 2021 season due to league protocols regarding players who had not received the COVID shot. Rodgers was released by the Jets in March after two seasons with the team — one of which he missed due to an Achilles injury. He is still a free agent.
According to a U.N. report last year from the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, female athletes lost out on nearly 900 medals after they had to compete against boys and men.
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“The replacement of the female sports category with a mixed-sex category has resulted in an increasing number of female athletes losing opportunities, including medals, when competing against males,” the report stated. It added that men being included in the female category makes women and girls more vulnerable to serious injuries “as documented in disciplines such as in volleyball, basketball, and soccer.”
In recent years, more female athletes have begun to speak out against being forced to compete against men. Payton McNabb, a former high school volleyball player, has become one of the most outspoken advocates for protecting women’s sports after she was severely injured three years ago when a trans-identifying male opponent spiked a volleyball at her face. In March, McNabb attended President Donald Trump’s joint session to Congress as one of his guests.
Trump has pushed to protect women’s sports, signing an executive order in February banning men from competing against women. Under the order, schools and universities risk losing federal funding if they continue to force women to compete against men.
“It shall also be the policy of the United States to oppose male competitive participation in women’s sports more broadly, as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth,” Trump said.
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