The WNBA player is a prominent gay, Black woman facing trial in a country where authorities have been hostile to the LGBTQ community, and the country’s nationalist zeal has raised concerns about how she will be treated.
The State Department has pressed Russia for their release, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Some Griner supporters, including Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri, have maintained that her case would be getting more attention if she weren’t a Black woman.
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