Sophie Cunningham draws dueling protests outside Sky-Fever game

Here was the scene outside the United Center on Saturday: On one side of Madison Street, a group had gathered to “Support Sophie,” with a cardboard cutout of Fever guard Sophie Cunningham and T-shirts bearing XX and XY chromosomes. A few yards away, counterprotesters waved rainbow and transgender flags and wore shirts reading “Protect Trans Kids.” Why outside a Fever-Sky game? Cunningham has become a flashpoint in the debate over transgender participation in women’s sports. In an ESPN profile,…