Transgender people in sports
Subject in Sports
Transgender people in sports has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Megyn Kelly Show. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Megyn KellyConservative broadcaster and podcaster
Kelly credits the Lia Thomas controversy with changing the public debate over trans athletes.
“I'm grateful to Leah Thomas because I think Leah Thomas was a game changer in this whole debate”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Supreme Court BOMBSHELLS: Against Trump on Birthright Citizenship, WIN For Protecting Female Sports, with Mike Davis, Alan Dershowitz, and Kristen Waggoner | Ep. 1350 (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 1:37:02
Kelly disputes claims that only 10 trans athletes compete in NCAA sports, citing OutSports' count of over 40 openly trans college athletes.
“They stated openly on the record that there have been well over 40 out, meaning non-closeted, trans athletes competing in college sports”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Supreme Court BOMBSHELLS: Against Trump on Birthright Citizenship, WIN For Protecting Female Sports, with Mike Davis, Alan Dershowitz, and Kristen Waggoner | Ep. 1350 (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 1:18:20
Madison KenyonFormer Idaho State University track athlete and party to the Idaho litigation over girls' sports
Kenyon argues that a single male athlete displaces many female competitors across events.
“one male athlete in a race on the track displaces eight others on a track with nine lanes”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Supreme Court BOMBSHELLS: Against Trump on Birthright Citizenship, WIN For Protecting Female Sports, with Mike Davis, Alan Dershowitz, and Kristen Waggoner | Ep. 1350 (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 1:19:32
Kenyon argues that limited roster spots and scholarships given to males take opportunities away from women.
“these limited roster spots, these tentative scholarships cannot be given to men because it's stripping it from a woman who should have had it”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Supreme Court BOMBSHELLS: Against Trump on Birthright Citizenship, WIN For Protecting Female Sports, with Mike Davis, Alan Dershowitz, and Kristen Waggoner | Ep. 1350 (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 1:08:52
Kristen WaggonerPresident and CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom
Waggoner rejects claims that sex verification will require invasive testing, noting that such laws have operated in 27 states without problems.
“These laws have been in place in 27 states, many of them since 2020. we haven't had those problems and this is about fairness not surveillance”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Supreme Court BOMBSHELLS: Against Trump on Birthright Citizenship, WIN For Protecting Female Sports, with Mike Davis, Alan Dershowitz, and Kristen Waggoner | Ep. 1350 (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 1:25:59
Podcasts
- The Megyn Kelly Show · 1 episode
Episodes
Supreme Court BOMBSHELLS: Against Trump on Birthright Citizenship, WIN For Protecting Female Sports, with Mike Davis, Alan Dershowitz, and Kristen Waggoner | Ep. 1350The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 30, 2026 · 1 h 44 min
Megyn Kelly, Mike Davis and Alan Dershowitz debate the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling, then Kristen Waggoner and Madison Kenyon celebrate the decision upholding girls' sports bans.