
Kasey Thomason and her daughter Annie paid $1,000 each for floor seats — two rows from the court — to watch the Indiana Fever play the Atlanta Dream at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. They wore t-shirts from XX-XY Athletics, a brand founded by Jennifer Sey that has donated nearly $100,000 to organizations protecting fairness in women's sports. The shirts displayed "XX" and "XY" — the chromosome pairs that define biological sex in every human genetics textbook on the planet.
During overtime, arena security told them to cover the shirts or leave.
Here's a pic of the mother daughter duo at the game before being forced to cover up
The game was billed as "Wellness & Health Night" by the Atlanta Dream. Apparently wellness and health do not extend to acknowledging the existence of chromosomes. The Thomasons were handed replacement t-shirts and told their clothing violated arena policy. Kasey Thomason's response, captured on video: "Biology and science is offensive?"
Good question. Especially since — during that same game — the arena's jumbotron featured a fan proudly wearing a "Protect Trans Rights" shirt. That fan reportedly complained about the Thomasons' attire. One message got you on the big screen. The other got you escorted out of the building.
The shirts were designed in collaboration with Riley Gaines, the former NCAA swimmer who has become one of the loudest voices defending women's athletics. The Thomasons wore them specifically to show support for Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham, who has been outspoken against males competing in female sports. Cunningham is one of the few active WNBA players willing to say what most athletes are thinking.
Jennifer Sey, the XX-XY Athletics founder, responded on social media: "What's up with that?" She later called the shirts the "t-shirt of the resistance." Journalist Brandi Kruse put it more bluntly: "CHROMOSOMES ARE NOW OFFENSIVE. WE'VE REACHED PEAK STUPIDITY."
The WNBA has spent months deliberating its transgender eligibility policy, holding meetings and releasing statements about inclusion and competitive balance. A league that exists because of biological sex — a league literally built on the premise that women deserve their own space to compete — cannot seem to decide whether the word "woman" has a definition.
The double standard at State Farm Arena wasn't subtle. A political statement supporting gender ideology gets jumbotron airtime. A scientific fact printed on cotton gets you a security escort during overtime of a game you paid four figures to attend.
The Fever won 95-91. The next flashpoint is August 22, when Indiana plays the New York Liberty at Barclays Center. XX-XY Athletics is already selling out.


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