Sheryl Swoopes annouces she is lesbian

[unknown2u]

Wow..i was surprised particulary because she was married and had a baby, and from I remember her husband was fyne.

But im sure she just didnt discover that she was gay, so why get married and have a child

But anyway, I can understand why some team members might feel uncomfortable if a male or female athletes admits something like that. The same reason why we have male and female separate bathrooms. Especially with the showering some males and females may have some discomfort. I know that doesnt mean that once you are gay/lesbian than you like every guy/girl you meet but that just the way people are...

[KSig RC]

Originally posted by Sistermadly
The WNBA has a terrible record with how it treats lesbian players. Heck, all women's professional sports have a pretty shabby record, but the WNBA just stands out. A former LA Sparks player was accused of sexual assault against another woman, and she was railroaded out of the league, while Kobe Bryant goes to trial for damn near the same thing and is still allowed to suit up and play with the LA Lakers.

The comparison here with Kobe Bryant situation reflects badly on one league, you're right - but it's not the WNBA. Think about that.


There is an interesting tension, however, between the fact that the WNBA has a large fanbase in the gay/lesbian community and the perception that promoting to this fanbase represents a PR disaster waiting to happen. Some WNBA teams have held "lesbian night" promotions, or similar (if not slightly euphemistic) programs to reach out to the fanbase. However, the WNBA's management (shared with the NBA in interest if not actuality) is quite wary of pushing it too far, thinking it will alienate other elements they're potentially trying to draw to games.

In other words, I don't think it's completely fair to label the WNBA as anti-lesbian - they have acknowledged the intertwining (on some level) of the league with segments of the lesbian population. It's also not correct to say that the WNBA has handled this with any sort of solid logic or positive action.

[BobbyTheDon]

Am I an asshole for laughing really hard when I saw the title of this thread?


ETA: I laughed really really ridiculously hard because all I could think about was her ex husband and how he and Ross Gellar could relate.


ETA again: This picture of her makes me really sad that she is a lesbian




ETA AGAIN DUDE: The least she can do is videotape it.



hahaha ETA AGAIN!!!!: I'm just kidding, chillax

[epchick]

Originally posted by unknown2u

But im sure she just didnt discover that she was gay, so why get married and have a child

Well she says, "Discovering I'm gay just sort of happened much later in life " but i'm sure your right. I dont know if you can just discover one day that your gay...it was probably something she tried to hide or tried to push back, and that is why she got married and had a child. Maybe getting married to a man made her realize that wasn't who she wanted to be with...eh who knows.


But I have to say that I was surprised, but i dont follow WNBA closely, now the person that strikes me as a lesbian is Lisa Leslie, is she "out" or no? lol..i'm soo behind the times!!

[Rudey]

There's nothing sexier than a woman tall enough to lick sugar off the top of your head.

-Rudey
--Does a basketball dance

[BobbyTheDon]

Originally posted by Rudey
There's nothing sexier than a woman tall enough to lick sugar off the top of your head.

-Rudey
--Does a basketball dance

I agree


-Bobby

-- Does the " i agree" dance

[AchtungBaby80]

Originally posted by Sistermadly
Then there's that Penn State Lady Lions coach who dismisses players that she considers "too lesbian" from her team roster.

Wow... What about the ones that are "too straight"? I mean, we've got to be fair about it...

[TheEpitome1920]

An article I just read says she doesn't believe that she was born gay...I wonder how the gay community will respond to this.