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Aug 9, 2022 · She described being called a boy at school because of her physical appearance in an interview with ESPN Magazine after posing naked for its Body Issue in 2015. See the sources for this fact-check...
Aug 11, 2022 · No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Griner -- who uses "she," "her" and "hers" pronouns to describe herself -- identifies as a man. Griner has publicly discussed being misgendered and the effects it had on her mental health since at least 2015.
Apr 17, 2013 · Not long after she was selected No. 1 overall in the 2013 WNBA draft, basketball star Brittney Griner spoke about her sexuality in an interview with Maggie Gray of Sports Illustrated.
Feb 27, 2014 · With Missouri defensive lineman Michael Sam recently admitting in public that he is gay, despite confiding in his team and coaches before the 2013 season, Griner's comments do shed some light...
Feb 19, 2024 · In her 2014 memoir, she wrote about how the school's policies against homosexuality kept her from publicly talking about her identity as a queer woman. She also had a strained relationship...
Oct 20, 2019 · Brittney Griner did an interview with Sports Illustrated where she talked about her sexuality and being out, all without using the word “lesbian.”
May 20, 2013 · Brittney Griner, the former Baylor University basketball star who now plays for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, has been open about her sexuality around friends and family since her freshman year...
Oct 11, 2014 · WNBA star Brittney Griner broke barriers when she became the first openly gay athlete to be endorsed by Nike, and on the eve of Saturday’s National Coming Out Day, she discussed why her $1...
Feb 27, 2014 · Griner made national headlines in May of 2013 when she said Mulkey told her not to be open publicly about her sexuality because it would hurt recruiting.
Jul 14, 2022 · She had always wanted to be upfront about her sexual orientation. It wasn’t really a matter of deciding when to come out publicly, but rather, a question of when those in power would step out...
