The WNBA is a league full of out and proud queer women, but that wasn't always the case. The Queer History of the WNBA is a multi-part video essay covering the history of queer players and moments, as well as the history of the league's relationship to its queer players in fans.

In the first episode, "The Glass Closet," we explore the discourse around queer issues at the time of the WNBA's founding, how the league responded to it, and some of the pioneering players and fans who pushed the league to embrace queer women as an asset instead of a liability.

References:
Sue Bird on 60 Minutes: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sue-bir...
WNBA LGBT Marketing:    • WNBA to Market to LGBT Community  
Sheryl Swoopes Discover Card Ad:    • Sheryl Swoopes commercial - Discover ...  
LA Times - The Glass Closet: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-x...
Sue Wicks FanByte Interview: https://www.fanbyte.com/sports/sue-wi...
Sue Wicks 2000 Village Voice Profile: https://www.villagevoice.com/2000/08/...
Michele Van Gorp 2013 OutSports Profile: https://www.outsports.com/2013/4/4/41...
Samantha King on Sheryl Swoopes: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/...
Layshia Clarendon in Player's Tribune: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/art...
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, The Epistemology of the Closet: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/97805202...

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