Sue Wicks comes out of closet. W.N.B.A

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W.N.B.A. NOTEBOOK
Wicks's Statement Stirs Little Reaction
By LENA WILLIAMS


round the time in May that Mets catcher Mike Piazza held a news conference to respond to — and deny — a blind item in a gossip column about a gay star player on the Mets, Sue Wicks of the Liberty told Time Out New York that she was gay.

In an interview in the weekly magazine's May 30 issue, Wicks was asked: "Are you a lesbian?"
I am," she said. "Being from New York, if you're gay, you're gay. I think it's important that if you are gay, you not be afraid to say who you are."

Piazza's denial made headlines and was reported on the nightly news broadcasts. Wick's affirmation received scant notice.

Piazza, a major league All-Star and a future Hall of Famer, is popular among a cross-section of fans, male and female, young and old, gay and straight, inside and outside New York.

Wicks, a 6-foot-3 forward, is a W.N.B.A. All-Star and a fan favorite. Little girls wear her No. 23 jersey and blush when she autographs them. Last month, she received an award from the team for community service. Around the league, Wicks is respected among her peers for her work ethic on and off the court.

For years, there has been considerable speculation about the sexual orientation of players in the W.N.B.A. Few have acknowledged their homosexuality.

In the interview, Wicks told Blige Ebiri of Time Out that she usually does not like to answer questions about her sexual orientation.

"You worry the issue might become so much bigger than the sport," she said. "As an athlete, it's a little annoying when that becomes the point of interest. But I would never avoid that question, especially in New York."

Wicks has not talked publicly about the interview since its publication. When the subject is broached, Wicks simply smiles and allows her comments to stand for themselves.

Jubi Headley, director of communications for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, said the varying responses to the two athletes' remarks is a reflection of the greater value placed on men's sports in American society. "We don't lionize and evaluate the hero status of female athletes," Headley said.

Cathy Renna, news media director for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and a Liberty season-ticket holder, agreed.

"The stereotypes about gays and lesbians tend to play out in sports," Renna said. "You can't have a macho-type be gay and playing sports because guys are supposed to be tough. It's not the same with women's sports. The assumption is that all women athletes must be lesbian."

Bruce Levy, an agent who represents Wicks, said time would tell whether Wicks's public acknowledgment about her sexual orientation would hurt her in terms of endorsements, as it did Martina Navratilova.

"Martina remains one of the most popular female athletes in American sports," Levy said. "Sue has played for years overseas, in Japan, Italy, Israel. She's adored all over the world, because she makes such an effort to get to know the people and accept them on their terms. Her sexual orientation doesn't change who she is as a person."





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