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Independent Council on Women’s Sports, a network & advocacy group of current & former collegiate & professional women athletes & their supporters

Photos from icons_women's post 08/28/2026

Stand firm. Speak up. Protect your daughters. 💗

This victory is an important reminder that parents do not have to surrender their voices when it comes to the well-being, dignity, and rights of girls.

Parents, do not be afraid to stand firm. You know your daughters. You have a right to ask questions. You have a right to speak. And you have a right to advocate for your children—even when those in authority would prefer you remain muzzled.

Sometimes courage looks like a courtroom victory. Sometimes it looks like a pink wristband. And sometimes it simply looks like a parent saying, “My daughter deserves fair treatment.”

Stand firm. Speak truthfully. And never underestimate what can happen when parents refuse to be silenced. 💗

Photos from icons_women's post 08/23/2026

NEW YORK SHOWED UP FOR SOPHIE 🗽🏀

Outside Barclays ahead of the WNBA’s Liberty vs. Fever game, a huge crowd from different backgrounds and walks of life gathered around a shared belief: female athletes deserve the opportunity to compete in a fair, female-only women’s sports category.

The rally supporting Sophie Cunningham was filled with energy and a commitment to speaking up because WOMEN DESERVE A FAIR SHOT. 🏀

Here’s to keeping this growing movement uplifting and focused on ensuring female athletes have an equal opportunity to compete, succeed, and inspire the next generation. 💪🗽🏀

Chicago TOMORROW!

Photos from icons_women's post 08/21/2026

Dallas showed up! 🙌🏀 Rally #8 brought fans and supporters together to stand with Sophie Cunningham and defend fairness, privacy, and respect for women and girls in sports and locker rooms.

Huge thanks to Texas Values for organizing an incredible night! ❤️

Next stop: Brooklyn! 🗽 Join us tomorrow at 5 PM ET outside Barclays Center for a pregame rally ahead of Liberty vs. Fever. Come stand with us and keep the movement going!

Photos from icons_women's post 08/18/2026

📣 NEW YORK — SHOW UP to SUPPORT SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM and FAIR SPORTS FOR GIRLS! 📣

This Saturday, August 22, join ICONS, friends, and supporters from across the women’s sports community for a pre-game fan rally at Barclays Center.

We’re coming together to support Sophie Cunningham, celebrate women’s sports, and stand for something every girl deserves: a fair chance to compete.

If you care about protecting opportunities, privacy, and the future of girls’ and women’s sports, we need you there. Bring your friends. Bring your signs and XX-XY Athletics T-shirts. Bring your voice. 💪

📍 Barclays Center — SE Corner of Atlantic Ave & Flatbush Ave
🗓 Saturday, August 22
⏰ 5:00 PM

Let’s make some noise together.

“With love is truth.” — Sophie Cunningham

❤️ Stand together. Speak up. Support women. Support girls. See you there!

And New York isn’t the only city showing up for Sophie! 🇺🇸

📣 TORONTO — Tuesday, August 18 at 5:30 PM
Join April Hutchinson at Jurassic Park to rally in support of Sophie.

📣 DALLAS — Thursday, August 20 at 4:00 PM
Join supporters outside American Airlines Center before Indiana Fever vs. Dallas Wings.

Three cities. One week. One message: Stand up for women and girls in sports. 💪❤️

Photos from icons_women's post 08/12/2026

Strong competition starts with clear rules: women’s tennis is for women only 💪🎾

Celebrating WTA stars Jessica Pegula, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, and Belinda Bencic for speaking in support of clear, consistent sex-screening protocols in women’s tennis. 🎾👏

Women’s sport deserves policies that prioritize fairness, transparency, dignity, and consistent standards for every athlete.

Photos from icons_women's post 07/30/2026

Girls deserve cheers, not harassment.

After courtside harassment of teenage fans displaying signs supporting Sophie Cunningham, a Seattle Storm co owner was suspended and fined.

No young woman should be targeted for peacefully expressing support for keeping women’s sports female.

Now it is time to keep showing up for Sophie and for girls!

Join women’s sports supporters tomorrow night in Portland as they rally in support of Sophie Cunningham for speaking up for fair competition for girls and women. Female athletes deserve leaders who will defend their opportunities, not silence those who do.

📍 Portland, OR • Moda Center (South Entrance)
🗓 Friday, July 31
🕠 5:30 PM

Bring your signs. Bring your friends. Most importantly, stand with girls and women who deserve fair and safe competition.

07/22/2026

👏 Clear. Truthful. Unapologetic.

Cheers to Sophie Cunningham for standing up for fair competition and the protection of girls’ sports. Courage is contagious. 💪🏀

Who’s next?! 👏👏👏

Photos from icons_women's post 07/21/2026

Tennis Takes a Stand for Women’s Sports 🎾

The WTA’s updated eligibility policy is a significant step toward protecting the integrity of women’s tennis. By requiring a one-time SRY gene screening to determine eligibility for the women’s category, the WTA has established a clear eligibility standard designed to preserve fair competition.

As international sports organizations continue to revisit eligibility policies for the women’s category, we hope this decision serves as an example for other professional federations.

Protecting women’s sports means creating rules that are clear, consistent, and centered on fairness for female athletes.

This is an important moment for tennis—and we expect that the USTA promptly follows. Right, USTA?

Tennis

07/19/2026
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