Young woman booted from team for being straight (Wildmon again)

[Jackpine Radical]

(Something about this story makes me think of the "B-Girl" from the McCain campaign)

Central Michigan University is being sued after one of their women's basketball players said she was kicked off the team due to her heterosexuality.

Brooke Heike was a high school basketball star who was aggressively sought after by several colleges that wanted the league MVP from Washington Township, Michigan, to continue her record-breaking rebounding and shot-blocking skills on their campus. After leading her team to its first conference title in 18 years as a high school senior, the 6-foot-2 forward decided to attend Central Michigan University, which offered her a full scholarship.

But Heike says she fell out of favor in 2007 with CMU's new women's basketball head coach, Sue Guevara, and was eventually kicked off the team. She claims the coach, who is allegedly lesbian, took issue with her heterosexuality. Cindy Rhodes Victor of the Victor Firm, PLLC is representing Heike.

"She was not only kicked off the team, but her scholarship was taken away because the coach kept telling her that she wasn't her 'type,'" Victor explains. "And when Brooke would ask what was that, would say 'I don't want you to wear makeup, you have a boyfriend, I don't want you to have a boyfriend...you're too girly girl' -- that type of thing."

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Education/Default.aspx?id=418808

[Mudoria]

1. If true, the Coach should be fired

[LisaL]

2. This is from the OP article:

"According to the case file, the coach in question was fired from a coaching job at another school in 2003. Team members at that school accused Sue Guevara of similar actions."
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Education/Default.aspx?id=418808

Another article says she resigned in 2003 from the University of Michigan.

"Guevara faced allegations and a lawsuit during her seven seasons as head coach at the University of Michigan before resigning in 2003.

She was sued in 2001 by Yvette Harris, an assistant coach who alleged racial discrimination, age discrimination, defamation and wrongful discharge after she was fired by Guevara."


http://media.www.cm-life.com/media/storage/paper906/news/2009/02/11/News/Former.Player.Sues.Guevara.Cmu-3623540.shtml

[MineralMan]

3. It's from UnNewsNow...so who knows if there's any

truth in it at all. UnNewsNow is the media outlet for Liars for Jesus™.

[Ohio Joe]

5. Agreed

Not a source I would trust. I think I'll wait to hear the other side of the story before making any judgments.

[Lost in CT]

4. The coach needs to be fired if true. nt

[vicman]

6. A Google search

for "brooke heike" seems to confirm the lawsuit, with the most comprehensive story here

http://religionandmorality.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/gotta-be-gay-former-player-sues-central-michigan-university-womens-basketball-coach-claiming-she-lost-scholarship-and-was-dismissed-from-team-because-she-wasnt-a-lesbian/

The coach has been in trouble for this before. Just skimming the articles, doesn't really look good for the university. This story doesn't seem to have been picked by the more mainstream media yet. Just wait till someone sends a link to Bill O' or Glenn Beck. Ugh....

[frogcycle]

7. I am waaaaay skeptical of this story

[Jackpine Radical]

8. I posted it mostly as an example of what the Jesus Nuts are up to these days,

not necessarily for its truth value.

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. Well this couldn't possibly be true

since we know that all female basketball players are lesbians!

:sarcasm:

[lurky]

10. Simple solution:

Ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. That should make the Jesus nuts happy, right? :shrug:







(Oops, I forgot... Logic is not their strong suit. So sorry!) :P

[vicman]

11. Now wait a dang minute!

Couldn't that, wouldn't that, lead to allowing teh GAYS to MARRY?

:evilgrin:

[Kaleva]

12. Not much outrage over a case of possible sexual harrasment

and I'm not surprised.