Assault Charges for Brittney & Glory

Well this is crappy news.  Britney Griner and her finance Glory Johnson were arrested for domestic violence yesterday.  The WNBA stars were put in jail after the police attended their residence in Goodyear, Arizona.  These stories always make me sad.

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Basketball Star Angel McCoughtry Comes Out

Angel McCoughtry is an WNBA star and an USA Olympic gold medalist.  She just came out on Instagram, posting a photo of her with her fiance Brande Elise.  Angel currently plays basketball in Turkey. Congrats ladies!W

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First Female NBA Ref Gets Married

Violet Palmer was the first female to ref a NBA game back in 1997.  She has continued since then doing both NBA and WNBA games.  She married her partner of 20 years Tanya Stine in LA this past Friday.  Violet says she never officially came out because she didn't want that overshadowing her career.  Such a beautiful couple.

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Brittney Griner in ESPN Short Film

Playoffs for the WNBA start in less than a month and ESPN has done a short film out basketball star Brittney Griner.  It covers female athletes throughout history and how awful gender discrimination has been and continues to be.  The fact that female professional basketball players have to play in China in the off season to supplement their income is absurd.  It is far from the story of professional male basketball players who reap the rewards of simply being born the sport preferred gender. 

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WNBA Pride

The Women’s National Basketball Association has announced they are participating in WNBA Pride presented by Covergirl cosmetics.  It is a new national platform celebrating inclusion and equality, while combating homophobia in sports.  Go figure...Lesbians playing basketball.

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Brittney Griner Doesn't Care If You Know

Brittney Griner is a incredible basket ball player in the WNBA and she wants to make it clear, she doesn't care who knows she's gay.  She is out and proud.

Being one that's out, you know, just being who you are — just be who you are. Don't worry about what other people are going to say. They're always going to say something. ... Don't hide who you really are. It really wasn't too difficult, I wouldn't say I was hiding or anything like that. I've always been open about who I am and my sexuality. So, it wasn't hard at all. If I can show that I'm out and I'm fine and everything's OK, then hopefully the younger generation will definitely feel the same way.

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Seimone Augustus Speaks Out

Seimone Augustus plays basketball in the WNBA and she can't wrap her mind around why anyone would deny her marriage.  I don't get it either but despite what I think, I don't run the world.

I just never understood why someone else's love life and who they love and who they choose to be with affects so many other people's lives. Is it a scare of, "Gay people are going to be running around and everyone's going to turn gay?" I never understood the whole point of opposing or hating someone else's happiness.

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