No. 1 overall WNBA draft pick Brittney Griner talked candidly about being gay in interviews with the media this week, encouraging girls and young women to be themselves and not worry about what others think.
“Just be who you are,” Griner said in an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Maggie Gray on Wednesday. “Don’t worry about what other people are going to say, because they’re always going to say something, but, if you’re just true to yourself, let that shine through. Don’t hide who you really are.”
Earlier this week, the former Baylor star discussed being bullied as a child, and credited her parents for encouraging her to be herself no matter what.
“It was hard, just being picked on for being different, just being bigger, my sexuality, everything,” she said. “I overcame it and got over it. Definitely something that I am very passionate about. I want to work with kids and bring recognition to the problem, especially with the LGBT community.”
See Sports Illustrated interview video
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