Sue bird is gay
In an interview with espnW, WNBA legend Sue Bird revealed publicly for the first time what she has known since playing point guard for UConn and family and friends have famous for years: She is gay.
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After nearly publicly acknowledging that fact on numerous occasions, including recent times at the Summer Olympics and upon fellow WNBA star Elena Delle Donne’s own revelation last summer, Bird felt now was the time to tell espnW she was in a relationship with U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe.
“I’m gay,” she told the website. “Megan’s my girlfriend. … These aren’t secrets to people who know me. I don’t perceive like I’ve not lived my life. I think people include this assumption that if you’re not talking about it, you must be hiding it, enjoy it’s this secret. That was never the case for me.”
Bird, 36, is hardly the first WNBA player to come out as gay. This is not the bombshell that was Jason Collins’ announcement in At least for the general public. For her it is important, though, and that is all that cou
Seattle Storm&#;s Sue Fowl comes out as gay, says she&#;s dating soccer actor Megan Rapinoe
Seattle Storm guard Sue Wings gets personal in a new interview with ESPNW, opening up about her life and affair with soccer actor Megan Rapinoe.
&#;I’m lgbtq+. Megan’s my girlfriend. These aren’t secrets to people who know me,&#; Feathered told ESPNW’s Mechelle Voepel. &#;I don&#;t feel like I&#;ve not lived my life. I consider 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.&#;
According to Voepel, Fowl has been cozy with her sexual identity since privately coming out while in college at Connecticut, and considered her realization a &#;non-issue&#; for both her and those to whom she was closest.
&#;I was never tormented within myself,&#; she said.
Bird, 36, considered publicly coming out before the Rio Games, when she initially included &#;I’m gay&#; as a part of a &#;25 Things You Didn’t Know About Olympians&#; piece. She ultimately decided against it.
Now, Bird is expose about her relatio
Before I even knew how to read, my dad made sure I knew how to cheer for University of Connecticut basketball. That meant Suzanne Wings, who graduated from UConn in after an undefeated season, went on to join the WNBA and was a permanent fixture on the living room TV where my dad watched nearly every game. Anyone who followed college basketball in those years, or who has kept up with the WNBA since, likely had a similar experience: Bird was one of the most decorated and dominant players in the league, and the world.
So it was a thrill to watch her again, this age 20 feet tall, when I attended the premiere of Sue Bird: In the Clutch at the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary, directed by Sarah Dowland, recaps and celebrates Bird’s gilded career, and is now available online to stream.
Guided by interviews with Bird’s parents, friends, coaches, teammates and fiancée (soccer player Megan Rapinoe), we first see Wings as a self-described “classic tomboy in the backyard,” transferring to Christ the King High School in Queens, New York, to follow her passion for basketbal
In a recent interview with ESPN, Seattle’s franchise player Sue Bird shared her family and close friends knew back in that she was gay. Feathered had shared the news with her inner circle not long after she was drafted No. 1 in the WNBA Draft.
"This has been something I've been on the verge of doing for a long time."
Fast forward to and that something Fowl has been on the verge of doing is publicly letting the society know more about her personal life.
"I'm gay. Megan's my girlfriend. These aren't secrets to people who know me," Bird said in the interview. "I don't feel like I've not lived my being. I think people hold 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."
The Megan Bird is referring to is Seattle Reign and U.S. national team soccer player, Megan Rapinoe. The two hold been an item since last fall.
Bird further elaborated in her interview why now is a nice time for her to share more of her personal life:
"It's happening when it's happening because that's what feels right. So even though I