Host Jackie Powell is joined by ESPN’s Katie Barnes where the two discuss why Pride month means so much to the WNBA and its fans. The pair chats about the history of queerness in the W and why how much coverage the relationship of NaLyssa Smith and Dijonai Carrington is getting probably wouldn’t have happened five years ago. Later, while discussing how far we’ve come, Jackie and Katie look ahead to what’s next for more and better queer representation in the WNBA and why allies like Cameron Brink really matter.

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Order Katie’s Book Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debates here:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250276636/fairplay

Katie Barnes wrote about Jonquel Jones’ coverage doesn’t always match her star power
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/34109460/jonquel-jones-untold-story-wnba-reigning-mvp

Katie Barnes wrote about Layshia Clarendon’s role as one of the most impactful players in the WNBA:
https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/31681454/the-power-layshia-clarendon

Michael Voepel wrote about how the WNBA moved into its “authenticity sells” phase:
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/34167643/the-wnba-pride-evolution-learned-authenticity-draws-people-in

Cameron Brink spoke about WNBA representation in Dime:
https://uproxx.com/dimemag/cameron-brink-interview-wnba-narratives-taurasi-sparks/

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