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Zorra

(27,670 posts)
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 03:23 PM Apr 2013

Brittney Griner's inspiring message



(Sorry if this has been posted before)

Brittney Griner was so nonchalant and confident when she publicly acknowledged she is gay, you would have thought she just told the world that she liked potato chips.

"It really wasn't too difficult," Griner told SI.com during a group interview with Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins, the No. 2 and No. 3 picks in the WNBA draft. "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."

The simplicity in Griner's answer was striking, and telling. It said a lot about who she is, and it sent a clear, inspirational message to any person who might be considering coming out.

There has been a lot of angst recently about openly gay professional athletes. How will they be accepted by teammates? Fans? The business community?

http://espn.go.com/wnba/story/_/id/9189749/brittney-griner-clear-inspirational-message




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Brittney Griner's inspiring message (Original Post) Zorra Apr 2013 OP
I think much of the younger generation is becoming this way abq e streeter Apr 2013 #1
Very excited for her to be in Phoenix dbackjon Apr 2013 #2
Me too. Zorra Apr 2013 #3

abq e streeter

(7,658 posts)
1. I think much of the younger generation is becoming this way
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 03:35 PM
Apr 2013

Of course it would theoretically be tougher as a public person like her. But I've had teenage kids I taught tell me they were gay or bi with that same nonchalance, like it was no big deal, and happily, for their generation, that is becoming more and more the case.

Zorra

(27,670 posts)
3. Me too.
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 11:45 PM
Apr 2013

I plan to see them in mid-June. My girlfriend is not much into sports but I am so I'm hoping to get her hooked by taking her to a Mercury game to watch Britney play.

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