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Thursday, September 08, 2005

Fallen lesbian WNBA star Latasha Byears cites homophobia

Fallen lesbian WNBA star Latasha Byears cites homophobia Latasha Byears helped the Los Angeles Sparks win two WNBA championships, then she was accused of rape following a party at her Marina del Rey condo. It ended her career. Meanwhile, a similar allegation would be leveled against Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant by a Colorado hotel worker. The athletes shared more in common than the specter of a criminal trial. They also worked for the same corporate family, an L.A. institution that would treat the two ballplayersone famous and the other relatively obscure - very differently.�
[Date: 24-Aug-05 ]

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