LGBTQ Parenting Roundup: Women’s Sports Edition
It’s time for another sports edition of the LGBTQ Parenting Roundup, and for Women’s History Month, I’m featuring queer parents in women’s pro sports! Let’s see what some of them have been up to.
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Basketball Legend and Queer Mom Diana Taurasi Retires
Diana Taurasi, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, announced her retirement yesterday. She, her wife, and their two kids were “Forever the first family of the Phoenix Mercury,” said the team where she played her entire 20-season WNBA career.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup: Sports Edition
Queer parents have been making headlines in sports lately! Let’s take a look at what’s been happening on and off the field, with a baby announcement from soccer stars, first-ever public baby photos from a basketball star, and more.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Catch up on some news about LGBTQ families that I haven’t posted about separately! There’s political news, to be sure, but also some celebrity tidbits to keep things light.
Brittney and Cherelle Griner Welcome First Child
WNBA basketball star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner and her spouse, attorney Cherelle Griner, are parents! The couple announced the arrival of their first child today, just ahead of the WNBA All-Star Weekend.
Candace Parker Completes Her Family’s “Starting Lineup”
WNBA great Candace Parker and wife Anna Petrakova, a former Olympic basketball player for Russia, have announced the birth of their third child with customary flair—and his name includes an homage to legendary college basketball coach Pat Summitt.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Here are some stories from round and about that I haven’t yet covered, including family profiles and musings on parenthood, legal happenings, a WNBA star and queer mom making a big move, and some tidbits of media and entertainment.
A WNBA/PWHL Queer Parent Sports Roundup
Today is the start of the WNBA season and the midst of the inaugural PWHL playoffs. (Go Boston!) Let’s celebrate with a some awesome family photos from queer parents in both leagues—plus a look at a great new middle grade book about a basketball-loving girl with two moms!
WNBA Great and Queer Mom Candace Parker Retires
WNBA superstar and U.S. Olympian Candace Parker announced her retirement yesterday. She and Russian Olympian Anna Petrakova are raising two children and expecting a third this spring, so of course I have to offer a Mombian take on what she’s shown us about parenthood as well as basketball.
Brittney and Cherelle Griner Will Join the Many Queer Parents in the WNBA!
WNBA basketball star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner and her spouse, attorney Cherelle Griner, are expecting a child in July, they announced Saturday. They will join a growing number of queer parents in the WNBA—let’s meet some of them and look at their lives as elite athletes and mothers!