Is sue bird gay

Sue Bird dumbed down how racism, sexism, and homophobia comes together to work against the WNBA in an ESPN interview: “To be completely blunt, but also kind of simple, soccer players generally are cute little white girls.”. WNBA superstar Sue Bird publicly announced that she was gay and dating Seattle Reign and USWNT star soccer player Megan Rapinoe in an article from Mechelle Voepel of ESPNW.

The two-time national champion point guard at UConn was a catalyst of the school's women's basketball dynasty. Sue Bird admitted that she struggled with being openly gay during her first several years in the WNBA. Real Estate 32m. Posted Thu, Jul 20, at pm ET.

Find out what's happening in Mansfield-Storrs for free with the latest updates from Patch. Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. She said she felt the time was right for her to come out and said that when she told her friends and family, it was a "non-issue.

She was recently selected to her 10th All-Star game and remains the face of one of the league's premier organizations. The quiet kid from Long Island managed to avoid controversy en route to becoming one of the best women's basketball players the world has seen.

Megan's my girlfriend. I think people have this assumption that if you're not talking about it, you must be hiding it, like it's this secret. That was never the case for me. Joe LipovichPatch Staff. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

During the interview, Bird talked about her beginnings in basketball and those who helped her along the way.