Over the past several months, a debate has ignited throughout the country regarding transgender women competing in women’s sports. Some think it’s unfair for transgender women to compete in female sports leagues while others think it’s unfair to exclude transgender women. And WNBA star Brittney Griner has made her stance very clear.

During her first press conference since returning to the United States after she spent 10 months falsely imprisoned in Russia, Brittney Griner sent a clear message: “Everyone deserves the right to play.”

“That ranks high on the list of things I’ll be fighting for and speaking up against,” Griner said of transgender athletes during her press conference. “Everyone deserves the right to play. Everyone deserves the right to come here, sit in these seats, and feel safe. And not feel like there’s the threat, or they can’t be who they are, or like it’s just all eyes on them.

“I think it’s a crime honestly to separate someone for any reason. So, I definitely will be speaking up against that legislation and those laws that are trying to be passed, for sure.”

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It’s quite a bold message from Griner, and the world had plenty to say about it on social media.