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Lesbian Basketball Player Sues SMU, Coach for Discrimination
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Tuesday, 30 September 2008 15:25
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Lesbian Basketball Player Sues
SMU, Coach for Discrimination
A basketball player is suing her college and her coach for $2 million, saying her scholarship was revoked when she complained about being targeted for being a lesbian. Jennifer Colli, a former guard for Southern Methodist University's women's basketball team, says that coach Rhonda Rompola made several inquiries about a relationship with another teammate, according to The Dallas Morning News.
During games the coaching staff would talk about "how people were not performing well because they had not 'gotten any' the night before," Colli's complaint says. At one-on-one meetings Colli asked what she had to do to improve for the upcoming season, but Rompola would ask about her relationship with another player and what their plans were for the next year. Colli said other teammates had similar encounters with the coaching staff. Four other players -- including Colli's sister Juli -- signed a statement, supporting Colli's claim that coaches talked openly about athletes' relationships.
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