The threat to women in sports is not transgender athletes. It is misogyny, and an attendant unwillingness to cede that women not only deserve equal opportunities to compete, but that their athletic efforts are worthy of our collective attention.
Author: Melanie Mock
Melanie Springer Mock is a professor of English at George Fox University, Newberg, Ore. She is the author or co-author of five books, including most recently Worthy: Finding Yourself in a World Expecting Someone Else (Herald Press, 2018), and is an avid fan of women’s sports, including her beloved Portland Thorns FC.