The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reviewing the ejection of women’s sports supporters from a Portland Thorns match after video showed them struck with a flagpole and forced out by stadium security, according to OutKick.
\n\nThe outlet reported Friday that roughly 20 spectators at Providence Park concealed their XX-XY Athletics shirts through the first half of the Thorns’ match against the North Carolina Courage, then revealed them and unfurled a large “Save Women’s Sports” banner as the second half began.
\n\nA department spokesperson said it would look into the matter.
\n\n“The Justice Department is aware of these reports and will review the matter thoroughly. Where the facts and the law warrant action, the Department will not hesitate to act,” the spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
\n\nA separate DOJ official framed the inquiry around speech rather than sex. The official said the conduct appears to raise viewpoint discrimination and First Amendment questions rather than sex discrimination, and that the department is reviewing it.
\n\nFootage reviewed by OutKick showed members of the group struck with flagpoles carrying transgender flags, confronted with profanity, and removed by security. Organizers Amy Sousa and commentator Brandi Kruse, who previously helped organize rallies for WNBA player Sophie…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/sports/
