Brittney Griner, who led Baylor University to a perfect season and 2012 championship and was the first pick in this year's Women’s National Basketball Association draft, waited to come out as gay until her final season ended be...
Brittney Griner, who led Baylor University to a perfect season and 2012 championship and was the first pick in this year's Women’s National Basketball Association draft, waited to come out as gay until her final season ended because her coach told players not to be publicly open about their sexuality, Griner told ESPN. Coach Kim Mulkey told players it would hurt recruiting and make the program look bad if people thought the staff condoned homosexuality, said Griner, who has been open in her private life since high school. Griner -- one of the most celebrated athletes in college sports – made headlines when she came out in media interviews last month, though some noted that the attention she received was negligible compared to Jason Collins, the NBA player who revealed earlier this month that he is gay. Some of the articles also credited Baylor with publicly supporting Griner, suggesting that the university might be softening its stance on homosexuality.
