The CEO of an anti-trans clothing company is trying to bribe professional womens soccer players into speaking out against trans athletes but none of them are taking her up on it.Jennifer Sey, a retired artistic gymnast who won the 1986 National Gymnastics Championship, runs the anti-trans clothing company XX-XY Athletics, which donates money from each purchase to organizations fighting against trans inclusion in sports. Related A coalition of girl dads is campaigning for a ballot measure to ban trans kids from sports Sey regularly spouts anti-trans rhetoric on social media and recently wrote that shed give $10,000 to the next player in the National Womens Soccer League (NWSL) to stand up in defense of keeping womens soccer female.A full-throated defense, she emphasized. A press conference. Nothing mealy-mouthed. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Her offer aimed to build on an anti-trans New York Post essay by NWSL player Elizabeth Eddy in the wake of her team, the Angel City Football Club, signing an intersex player. Eddy claimed to be fighting for the integrity of womens sports. In other words, she was arguing to exclude trans and intersex players from womens leagues.https://twitter.com/JenniferSey/status/1986258090262430106After Seys post, others offered to add money to the pot. Two anonymous people added $5,000, and Clay Travis founder of the anti-LGBTQ+ sports site Outkick offered $15,000, bringing the total to $35,000.But according to Out, not a single player has taken Sey up on her offer. Whats more, there are reportedly no trans players currently in the league.In fact, after Eddy published her essay, Angel City captain Sarah Gorden and vice captain Angelina Anderson spoke out in support of trans athletes.That article does not speak for this team and this locker room, Gorden said during an October 30 press conference.She said her teammates were hurt, harmed, and disgusted by Eddys words.We dont agree with the things written, for a plethora of reasons, but mostly the undertones come across as transphobic andracist as well. (The essay used a photo of cisgender woman player Barbra Banda, who is from Zambia.)Anderson added that Angel City is a place for everyone and that Los Angeles is a place that was founded upon inclusivity and love for all people. ACFC Captain Sarah Gorden and Angelina Anderson open up todays press conference with statements regarding the recent article from their fellow teammate in the New York Post. pic.twitter.com/ba289kAa09 Women Kick Balls Jackie Gutierrez (@womenkickballs) October 30, 2025Sey, on the other hand, appeared on Fox News after Eddy published her essay to claim that there are several males in the NWSL. She then claimed Banda, who plays for the Orlando Pride, is a man.The NWSL does not have a formal policy when it comes to gender eligibility, which has earned the league criticism from folks on all sides of the debate.You have to take a stance, sports writer Julie Kliegman told The Athletic. It has to be clear, it has to be transparent, and it has to be inclusive. Otherwise, this neutral ground isnt really so neutral, because its leaving room for players like Eddy to steer the conversation.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.