Former WNBA player Candace Wiggins started a firestorm after her claims about the WNBA began to spread. Wiggins said the WNBA is 98% gay women, and that she was bullied mentally and physically for being straight. The WNBA front office declined to comment “for now,” but individual players spoke out to refute Wiggins claims.
WNBA: Candace Wiggins Says 98% of WNBA is Gay & She Was Bullied for Being Straight
Society often thinks of WNBA players as butch lesbians, so when a player like Skylar Diggins or Candace Parker comes along, they are catapulted in celebrity, getting more attention, endorsements etc. Those ladies also happen to be GREAT basketball players, but even if they weren’t it wouldn’t really matter. Candace Wiggins is a more “feminine” basketball player as well, but she says her feminity and heterosexuality, led to her being bullied and mistreated in the league.
