Basketball, Faith, and Gender Identity

Player. Parent. Activist. Pioneer.

The @WNBA’s first openly nonbinary and transgender player @LayshiaC spoke with @Katie_Barnes3 and explains how she has embraced her own sexuality and identity.

Full Cover Story: https://t.co/R35x0ZUCn7 pic.twitter.com/WY6B2NzBMN

— ESPN (@espn) June 24, 2021

Layshia Clarendon is a point guard in the WNBA. ESPN produced a beautiful cover story of their journey through basketball, faith, and gender identity. Layshia couldn’t fit in a sexual binary until finally they found peace and empowerment in embracing God’s unboxed love. Now, the Minnesota Lynx can say, “I’m really grateful for God for not letting me stay there.”