All posts tagged "brittney griner"
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Disney Inks Deal for Brittney Griner’s Russia Imprisonment Story
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner sells Disney the exclusive rights to share the story of her imprisonment in Russia.
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The Best Of Queer Faves At The 2023 Met Gala
The Met Gala is not real life, and that’s why the public is so entranced by it. It’s all of our favorite stars of film,...
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Brittney Griner Says She Intends to Return to WNBA This Season
WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was released from a Russian penal colony last week after being held in custody for 11 months, said in her...
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LGBTQ Groups React to Brittney Griner’s Release
LGBTQ groups celebrated the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian penal colony as part of a prisoner swap negotiated by the Biden...
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Brittney Griner Released from Russia as Part of Prisoner Swap
In exchange for the WNBA star's release from a Russian penal colony, the United States will return arms dealer Viktor Bout to Russia.
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Brittney Griner Loses Appeal, Likely to Be Transferred to Penal Colony
A Russian court rejected American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal of a conviction on what most human rights watchdogs say are trumped-up charges of “drug...
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LGBTQ Groups Condemn Brittney Griner’s Sentence
LGBTQ groups are condemning a prison sentence handed down by a Russian court against WNBA star Brittney Griner, who became a pawn in a larger...
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Brittney Griner Sentenced to 9 Years in Russian Penal Colony
Russian judge finds WNBA All-Star guilty on trumped-up drug charges in what some see as a politically-motivated trial.
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U.S. Offers to Release Convicted Arms Dealer in Exchange for Brittney Griner
The Biden administration has offered to exchange convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout as part of a deal to release WNBA star Brittney Griner and...
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Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the U.S. "will not relent” until Griner is “reunited with loved ones.”
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Brittney Griner: “I’m terrified I might be here forever.”
WNBA star Brittney Griner, facing trial in Russia on drug charges, wrote President Biden a letter begging him to bring her home.
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WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia extended until May
Two-time Olympian and seven-time All-Star WNBA player Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia for allegedly possessing vape cartridges containing hash oil has been extended until May...
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Lesbian WNBA star Brittney Griner detained in Russia
WNBA Brittney Griner, an out lesbian, has been held in Russia on drug charges for allegedly having hashish oil in her luggage.
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Twice as Good
Feb. 5 would have been Trayvon Martin's 19th birthday. Jordan Davis would have turned 19 on Feb. 16. There are too many other cases like...
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A Star Is Born
Jason Collins is not the first active professional athlete to come out. Tennis star Martina Navratilova came out in 1981. Her courageous act, however, was...
