NHL responds to backlash after declaring 'trans girls are girls'

The NHL stood by its declare that "trans girls are girls" after being dragged on social media for making the declare Tuesday.

The league's Twitter account initially posted the declare after a consumer belittled the NHL's help of the Staff Trans Draft Match in Middleton, Wisconsin.

NHL GETS DRAGGED AFTER DECLARING, 'TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN'

The event noticed all 80 members determine as both transgender or nonbinary and served as the primary of its type, the NHL stated.

"So, males enjoying on [a women's] workforce?" one consumer tweeted on the NHL.

"Trans girls are girls. Trans males are males. Nonbinary identification is actual," the NHL shot again.

Social media erupted within the wake of the tweet, with many bashing the league as woke, however the NHL has doubled down, reiterating its help for the transgender and LGBT group in an initiative known as "Hockey is or Everybody."

"We help any teammate, coach or fan who brings coronary heart, vitality and fervour to the rink," the NHL stated in a press release.

"We consider all hockey packages — from professionals to youth organizations — ought to present a secure, constructive and inclusive setting for gamers and households no matter race, coloration, faith, nationwide origin, gender identification or expression, incapacity, sexual orientation and socio-economic standing," it continued.

The NHL's latest feedback pushing inclusivity come because the league has come below hearth for its lack of range.