Angel Reese, a former Louisiana State University women’s basketball champion who was also a top pick in the WNBA draft, has weighed in on the debate over whether biological males should be allowed to compete against female athletes.

In a post on X, Reese made a simple declaration: “[P]rotect young women in sports!!!”

protect young women in sports!!!

— Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) April 22, 2024

The athlete did not elaborate on the post, but its meaning seems clear to those who responded.

The Blaze’s Delano Squires responded, saying “There are millions of female athletes who know that a man in women’s sports is no Jackie Robinson” and that they “see EVERY other woman in your position fold under pressure."

.@Reese10Angel There are millions of female athletes who know that a man in women’s sports is no Jackie Robinson. They see EVERY other woman in your position fold under pressure. They hope you stand strong. If you do, you will be a LEGEND—regardless of your final career stats. https://t.co/yhoqWGbjVE pic.twitter.com/G74TEWDGXE

— Delano Squires (@DelanoSquires) April 22, 2024

Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines also expressed her support.

Hold up...absolutely this!

👀 https://t.co/JRRiUonv6q

— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) April 22, 2024

Reese’s post is in contrast to comments made by WNBA coach Dawn Staley when she was asked whether men should play in women’s basketball.

I’m of the opinion of, if you’re a woman, you should play. If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play sports or vice versa, you should be able to play. That’s my opinion. You want me to go deeper?

This comes after the Biden administration revamped Title IX rules originally intended to protect women. However, the White House has essentially expanded the definition of “woman” to include biological males experiencing gender dysphoria.

The Biden administration has unveiled new rules to protect so-called gender identity, sexual orientation, and "sex “characteristics” — not to be confused with biological gender. The new provisions, part of a revised Title IX regulation issued by the Education Department, change how sexual harassment and assault claims are adjudicated on college campuses.

Jennifer Sey, founder and CEO of XX-XY Athletics, nailed it.

The new final rules re-write discrimination as "based on stereotypes, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex characteristics.” But not actual sex.

They are eliminating sex-based categories and distinctions. And gaslighting us into accepting that there is no actual difference between males and females.

There is only gender identity, sexual orientation, and sex “characteristics” which are not the same as biological sex. They are playing games with language. And smuggling in lies.

The new rules mandate that sex discrimination also includes unfair treatment based on gender identity and sexual orientation and that schools cannot “separate or treat people differently based on sex, except in limited circumstances.”

The White House’s move does not explicitly state that schools must allow biological males to participate in women’s sports, but it is expected to give more detailed guidelines later.