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PostPosted: 05/15/20 6:07 pm    ::: Swoopes Opens Up About the WNBA Image and LGBT Visibility Reply Reply with quote
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I liked everything she had to say here - particularly the last part about the League needing to just push the 'talent' part of its players. And I honestly wasn't familiar with the timeline of Swoopes' relationships, nor do I even know how she identifies now. Her saying "well, there are NBA players that are gay", even in the context that it was in, still made me pause for a second to think about it. Laughing We'll see an active, fully out player in one of the four main American pro sports leagues... someday.
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PostPosted: 05/16/20 12:51 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Stormeo wrote:
I liked everything she had to say here - particularly the last part about the League needing to just push the 'talent' part of its players. And I honestly wasn't familiar with the timeline of Swoopes' relationships, nor do I even know how she identifies now. Her saying "well, there are NBA players that are gay", even in the context that it was in, still made me pause for a second to think about it. Laughing We'll see an active, fully out player in one of the four main American pro sports leagues... someday.


I found it strange to watch Swoopes say that there are gay players in the NBA and other major U.S. pro sports leagues--undoubtedly true--without noting that not one of these players is out. Unlike the WNBA, where a good number of players ARE openly LGBGQ+ and some are outspoken in support of LGBTQ+ rights.



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