The darker side of the rise of women’s sports
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Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas (25) celebrates a basket while being fouled during the second half in Game 2 of a first-round WNBA basketball playoff series against the Indiana Fever, September 25, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn.
FOR Djaniele Taylor, attending WNBA games was the perfect way to rediscover a sense of community coming out of the long slog of pandemic-era lockdowns.
The 38-year-old Evanston, Illinois, resident has regularly attended Chicago Sky games for the last three seasons, after she watched the team win its first championship in 2021. As a queer black fan, she felt the games were a supportive and safe sporting environment.
“I was hooked and I loved the atmosphere — it was very queer-friendly, very family-oriented, very diverse,” she said.
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