There seems to be a stereotype that a lot of women on basketball teams are lesbian. I’m not sure how this came to be, but interestingly enough my sister’s high school basketball team had several lesbian teammates and actually a lesbian coach. This was tough on her because other people at school would make fun of her and the team. A lot of people made a big deal about it for no good reasons at all. They lost sight of the fact that the girls were there to play basketball and have fun as a team and that sexual orientation had nothing to do with it. I’m sort of glad that my sister got to experience that type of diversity at a young age. I think it made her a better person and I think she would agree. It’s unfortunate that homosexuals are still getting so much negative attention both in and out of sports. It’s about time we stop making such a fuss about what gender people are attracted to and start paying attention to the real important things in life - like basketball.
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