Frankie de la Cretaz

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Frankie de la Cretaz is a freelance writer whose work sits at the intersection of sports, gender, culture, and queerness. Their work has been featured in The New York TimesSports IllustratedVogue, The Washington Post, Bleacher Report, The Ringer, and The Atlantic, among others. Their book, Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women’s Football League, cowritten with Lyndsey D’Arcangelo, was named one of the Los Angeles Times’ “10 sports books we loved in 2021.”

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The Trans Sports Panic Has Reached Peak Stupidity The Trans Sports Panic Has Reached Peak Stupidity

Now chess, of all things, is banning trans women. Really!

Aug 25, 2023 / Frankie de la Cretaz

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How Women’s Swimming Got So Transphobic How Women’s Swimming Got So Transphobic

Almost no other sport is as hostile to trans athletes—and that's because its culture created the perfect conditions for transphobia to take root.

May 12, 2023 / Frankie de la Cretaz

Joe Biden Has Betrayed Trans Student Athletes

Joe Biden Has Betrayed Trans Student Athletes Joe Biden Has Betrayed Trans Student Athletes

The administration’s new Title IX rules allow for discrimination against trans student athletes—and buy into some of the worst anti-trans talking points.

Apr 10, 2023 / Frankie de la Cretaz

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