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Layshia Clarendon, WNBA's first openly transgender and nonbinary player, retires

Posted on 9/20/24 at 11:13 pm
Posted by SPEEDY
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Posted on 9/20/24 at 11:13 pm
Reading this made my head hurt trying to decipher what it is

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Los Angeles Sparks guard Layshia Clarendon, a leader in the WNBA's social justice initiatives, the league's first openly transgender and nonbinary player and a 2017 All-Star, announced their retirement Friday on Instagram


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Clarendon, who uses she/her, he/him, and they/them pronouns, was drafted ninth by the Indiana Fever in 2013.



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She also played for the Atlanta Dream, with whom she was named a 2017 WNBA All-Star, the Connecticut Sun, the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx before finishing her career with the Sparks. She posted a triple-double in the Sparks' season opener against the Dream in May.


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During the 2020 bubble season, Clarendon and the Liberty wore "Trans Lives Matter" shirts, but Clarendon hadn't publicly shared their gender identity. That changed after the season, when Clarendon shared that they were nonbinary and transgender.


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She helped negotiate the WNBA's historic 2020 collective bargaining agreement,



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They advocated for LGBTQIA+ inclusive policies across the league as well as for racial justice.


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Clarendon led the Golden Bears to their first women's basketball Final Four in 2013. He averaged 16.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.8 assists as a senior.


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Clarendon said that whenever he ran out of the tunnel and saw signs from fans who were members of the LGBTQIA+ community, he always felt special. Same with fans who bought his jersey because of what he represented.


So how does the reporter know when to use which pronoun in each paragraph??

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Posted by Rize
Spring Texas
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Posted on 9/20/24 at 11:20 pm to
So what was it born as?
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
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Posted on 9/20/24 at 11:21 pm to
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They advocated for LGBTQIA+ inclusive policies across the league as well as for racial justice.

They will continue to lose money
Posted by BZ504
Texas
Member since Oct 2005
11355 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 11:23 pm to
Plays women’s basketball, trans and nonbinary. Explain what this means like I’m in kindergarten.
Posted by ZZTIGERS
Member since Dec 2007
17360 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 11:27 pm to
Anyone else crying? This is so monumental. You go Queen(non-binary)!!!
Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
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Posted on 9/20/24 at 11:28 pm to
Never heard of him
Posted by SPEEDY
2005 Tiger Smack Poster of the Year
Member since Dec 2003
85252 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 11:28 pm to
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So what was it born as?


After reading that article,

Posted by Patfic15
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2018
3844 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 11:35 pm to
Cool?
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
34531 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 11:42 pm to
How am I going to sleep with this revelation
Posted by SirWinston
PNW
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Posted on 9/21/24 at 12:28 am to
We have rules, mate
Posted by ChanceOfRainIsNever
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Posted on 9/21/24 at 12:31 am to
Posted by Madking
Member since Apr 2016
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Posted on 9/21/24 at 12:38 am to
In more important news I rinsed my dogs water bowl this afternoon.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
37462 posts
Posted on 9/21/24 at 5:43 am to
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You go Queen(non-binary)!!!



Or King, Or Monarch, or Kueen or Qing.
Posted by Sidicous
NELA
Member since Aug 2015
18624 posts
Posted on 9/21/24 at 6:23 am to
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Plays women’s basketball, trans and nonbinary.

A man in a skirt and bra in an all female league and it only makes the all-star team 1 time.

It may love the sport but it’s not very good at it.
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
33791 posts
Posted on 9/21/24 at 7:34 am to
Stupid fricking clown shite.
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
68624 posts
Posted on 9/21/24 at 7:38 am to
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Clarendon, who uses she/her, he/him, and they/them pronouns, was drafted ninth by the Indiana Fever in 2013.


So an absolute crazy person.
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
33791 posts
Posted on 9/21/24 at 7:38 am to
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Circa 2020, Clarendon came out as non-binary.[42] Clarendon uses she/her, they/them and he/him pronouns.[43][44] In 2015, Clarendon identified as "black, gay, female, non-cisgender and Christian".[45] In 2021, Clarendon underwent chest masculinization surgery to remove breast tissue.

I can’t tell what the frick that thing is but luckily I realized I don’t care either, other than the trainwreck syndrome interest.
Posted by nugget
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Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 9/21/24 at 7:40 am to
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During the 2020 bubble season, Clarendon and the Liberty wore "Trans Lives Matter" shirts


I remember Broski posting a picture of they/them signing his Trans Lives Matter shirt.
Posted by SeeeeK
some where
Member since Sep 2012
29145 posts
Posted on 9/21/24 at 8:19 am to
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transgender and nonbinary


Posted by coolpapaboze
Parts Unknown
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18200 posts
Posted on 9/21/24 at 8:36 am to
When are people going to stop pretending Britney Griner is a woman?
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