In this episode, hosts Jo & Laura sit down with sports journalist and athlete Karleigh Webb to tackle one of the most heated debates of our time: trans inclusion in women’s sports.From hormone rules and puberty advantages to team culture and fairness, the discussion goes deep into what it really means to compete, belong, and create space for everyone. Karleigh shares her firsthand experience as a women’s tackle football player and journalist covering LGBTQ sports, while Jo and Laura raise tough questions about fairness, safety, and storytelling.This is a candid, respectful conversation about inclusion, competition, and the future of women’s athletics. Whether you’re for, against, or just trying to understand, this episode gives you a rare chance to hear all sides of the debate in one place.
About our guest: Karleigh Chardonnay Webb. Karleigh is a sports journalist/producer with 30 years in the game. She is currently a writer-contributor to the LGBTQ sports site Outsports.com and the sports producer for the Transpositions, a weekly trans-centered news magazine on YouTube. When she not being a journalist she a training coordinator for Trans Lifeline and she's a competitive athlete in running, cycling, triathlon and for last three season tackle football.In football she is a member of the Connecticut Ambush of the Women's Football Alliance as was a league All-American selection in 2024.
