Shoot to Score, in More Ways than One

So Sheryl Swoopes, the WNBA superstar for the Houston Comets, is a lesbian. She is only the third lesbian to come out while actively playing professionally (the other two women came out very soon before entering retirement from the sport).

Perhaps it’s insensitive to say, but is anyone really surprised there are lesbians in the WNBA? Yes I’m buying into a stereotype about female athletes, and I’m not making any apologies. She’s from rural Texas and played college ball too. What are the chances she drives a truck, likes big dogs, and drinks domestic longnecks?

This is news?