Megan Rapinoe Calls Out WNBA Press Coverage for Missing “Nuance” of Queer Culture
Rapinoe said reporters need more understanding of queer culture as the WNBA grows, noting the league has a majority-Black roster and more than 25% LGBTQ+ players.
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Gay Pride - LGBT & Queer VoicesMegan Rapinoe calls out WNBA press coverage for missing 'nuance' of queer culture
On a new episode of the podcast A Touch More, soccer icon Megan Rapinoe addressed a reporter’s controversial question to WNBA draft pick Azzi Fudd about the status of her relationship with teammate Paige Bueckers, calling for the media ecosystem to “evolve and grow in a way that allows for these women to be in the relationships they want to be in.”While stopping short of outright condemning the question, posed by Dallas Morning News reporter Kev…
Megan Rapinoe calls on traditional WNBA media to be replaced with those who ‘understand queer culture’
It's always about identity politics for Megan Rapinoe. She's true to her craft. Flying solo on the latest episode of the "A Touch More" podcast — the show she formerly co-hosted with ex-girlfriend Sue Bird — Rapinoe attacked WNBA media members as out-of-touch and "inherently sexist, racist [and]…
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