{"id":3686,"date":"2022-12-23T13:12:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T13:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/us\/?p=3686"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:59:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T09:59:21","slug":"is-brittney-griner-trans-a-man-or-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/us\/is-brittney-griner-trans-a-man-or-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Brittney Griner Transgender, Man or Woman?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brittney Griner is a lesbian and not a transgender. The American basketball player was born a woman and has remained a woman to date.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was on 11th February 2013, in an interview with SI.com, that Brittney Griner opened up about her sexual identity and publicly accepted she was gay for the first time. Since then, her story has become an interesting one for fans to read.<\/p>\n

Before then, however, the basketball star has been in the limelight for her great achievements in the world of basketball. She currently plays for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is a six-time WNBA All-Star and a two-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women’s national basketball team.<\/p>\n

Is Brittney Griner Trans?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Regardless of many suggestive clues, Brittney Griner<\/a> is not transgender, nor was she born a man. She is instead a woman whose sexual orientation is lesbian. Her intimidating body build and unusual physique are compared to that of a male player than her female counterparts.<\/p>\n

Actually, it is not surprising to see female basketball players who stand 6 feet tall, but Brittney’s height of 6 feet and 9 inches (205cm) makes her one of the tallest female basketball players in America. Not only that, but she has an arm span of 87.5 in (222 cm) and also wears size 17 shoes, which are usually men’s.<\/p>\n

Is Brittney Griner a Man or a Woman?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Brittney is a woman. She was born Brittney Yevette Griner as a woman on the 18th of October 1990 in Houston, Texas. She is of black ethnicity and holds American citizenship. She is the youngest of her parent’s four children, including Decarlo, Shkera, and Pier. Her mother, Sandra Griner, is a stay-at-home mom, while her father, Raymond Griner, is a Harris County deputy sheriff and Vietnam war veteran.<\/p>\n

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Griner had a normal childhood and upbringing as a girl child alongside her parents and three siblings. However, things began to take a different turn after she got into Nimitz High School, Houston. Her body started changing, and her height and signature masculine voice made her the subject of teasing in the entire school. She was head and shoulders above all her classmates.<\/p>\n

Speaking with Aljazeera America in 2014, Brittney said that she was called a freak for being different, and that was her worst nightmare because she actually wanted to fit in. Her high school friend, Kimberly Barnes, also confirmed what she went through in high school because she was there.<\/p>\n

According to Kimberly, Brittney was born and remains a woman irrespective of how anyone chooses to look at it, but unfortunately, no one wanted to hear that. “I really felt for her, because I know somewhere deep inside it hurts her”,<\/em> she said.<\/p>\n

It is also recorded that the taunting became so hard on Brittney that she got tired of living and once considered ending her life via suicide. However, she was able to go through that phase of life and come out stronger. “Looking back, I don’t know how I did it on my own”<\/em>, Brittney said.<\/p>\n

Was Brittney Griner Born a Male?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Brittney Griner was born female, not male. She was born Brittney Yevette Griner on the 18th of October 1990 in Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n

Is <\/strong>Brittney Griner G<\/strong>ay?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Brittney Griner is lesbian. She kept her sexual orientation under wraps until February 2013, when she decided to open up about it. Although she first came out to her mother in her first year in high school, it was in an interview with SI.com that she publicly declared herself a lesbian. She was asked to tell how hard it was for her to come open with her sexuality, considering that she is a famous athlete, and she answered that it was not too difficult.<\/p>\n

\u201dI wouldn\u2019t say I was hiding or anything like that, it wasn\u2019t hard at all,\u201d<\/em> she explained. The athlete further said that the fact that she was able to come out and still be fine should help the younger generation of gay people who are still considering coming open with their sexuality to understand that it is okay to come out and they will be fine afterward.<\/p>\n

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