Hours after eight people’s removal at Providence Park during an NWSL match, a similar incident took place at Portland’s famous The Sports Bra. A few fans were asked to vacate the bar for wearing XX-XY Athletics T-shirts, which raised complaints from a few other customers. The Oregon sports bar is widely known for being the first spot exclusively dedicated to broadcasting women’s sports. They have always been a huge influence on social media; however, this incident angered fans and sparked significant backlash. The matter escalated further after Jennifer Sey, founder of XX-XY Athletics, called out the bar online. XX-XY is a clothing company dedicated to preserving the biological female sports category in women’s sports. While resharing the viral video, Sey said, “The Sports Bra kicks people out if they wear @xx_xyathletics tees. What’s up @TheSportsBraPDX?” She further added, “None of these guests even interacted with other customers. They just wanted to watch the Thorns game.” With growing online backlash and boycott calls, Sports Bra finally doubled down on their stance with an official statement on their Instagram page. “Our mission is to SUPPORT, PROMOTE AND EMPOWER GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS, and to be clear: Trans girls are girls and trans women are women. We will always support and celebrate them at The Sports Bra. We DO NOT TOLERATE messages or conduct that demean or exclude the very community we exist to serve and celebrate,” the post stated. The clip from the bar showed a staff member of The Sports Bra explaining the reason behind Sousa and her group’s ejection from the venue. “There are people here that are in here who are uncomfortable with those shirts, so I am asking y’all to leave,” the employee said.