'THIS IS AN ISSUE OF TRUTH AND FAIRNESS': Jennifer Sey Joins the Show and Discusses XX-XY's Success, J.K. Rowling's Endorsement, + MORE!
Jennifer Sey, founder of the startup sportswear brand XX-XY Athletics and former U.S. gymnast, joined The Guy Benson Show to discuss her company's latest viral ad promoting women's empowerment in sports against transgender athletes. She shared why JK Rowling's public support for the ad and her brand is so meaningful to her company and the women in sports movement as a whole. Sey and Benson also weighed in on Trump's early executive orders aimed at advancing women's rights, and Sey criticized California's Democratic leadership, arguing that both Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass bear responsibility for LA's devastating wildfires. Listen to the full interview at the link below!
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Jennifer Sey had this to say on JK Rowling's endorsement of XX-XY and the issue of fairness in women's sports:
'But there is there is a cohort of there there the original TERFs really right? A feminist who do not consider themselves conservatives and aren't on many social issues. And I think J.K. Rowling is kind of the obvious most prominent in that in that camp. And, you know, that for me really resonates and means a lot. And I think the fact that we can stand together as women on this issue that we agree on, which is basically biology and truth, says a lot because this should not be a political issue. This is not a right wing issue. This is an issue of truth and fairness. And so I just you know, she is the sort of most prominent.'
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