Now, here’s a twist — Brooke Heike (right), a former women’s basketball player at Central Michigan University is suing the school and coach Sue Guevara, claiming she was kicked off the team for being heterosexual and not the “type” the coach wanted.
The lawsuit states in April 2007, when Guevara was hired as head coach, she met Heike. The lawsuit continues to state after the meeting, Guevara commented on Heike’s makeup, saying she did not want her to wear it again.
“I could not even go into her office without her commenting on my clothes, me having a boyfriend, wearing makeup, me being a girly-girl,” Heike said in a November interview with Central Michigan Life.
The school would not comment beyond saying the charges are without merit. In a statement prepared last year for a hearing on Heike, Guevara wrote that the player “consistently struggles to understand key basketball concepts.”
As with any suit, it is impossible to initially determine what the truth is. Guevara had been sued and faced similar allegations during her seven-year tenure at Michigan, which ended in 2003. A former player told the University of Michigan student newspaper in 2003 that Guevara “wouldn’t like it if my pants were too tight, or I wore too much makeup.”
Negative recruiting has long been a problem in women’s basketball. This is where a rival coach will spread rumors or gossip about a fellow coach being lesbian in hopes of influencing a recruit. If Heike is correct, then Guevara’s conduct is inappropriate and unprofessional and the coach should be sanctioned. However, if there is no basis to her allegations, this will only hurt the sport and reinforce the stereotype that it is filled with lesbians determined to prey on players.
Hat tip to Deadspin, where I first saw the item.
on Feb 12th, 2009 at 8:23 AM
just another example of why gays should not be allowed around children. They love jobs that get them close to their prey.
Any gay scout master that wants to go traipsing in the woods with a group of children is up to no good.
I would pull my kids out and that school and sue their shorts off. There is no such thing as a straight gay. Although I do know some nice folks who are gay but they obsess on sex
on Feb 12th, 2009 at 10:10 AM
If you have kids they should be removed from your house immediately, and then you should be sterilized to prevent future reproduction. You’re clearly an unfit parent.
on Feb 12th, 2009 at 11:38 AM
Robert M: WTF are you doing on a gay sports site? Curious? Got some confusion going on in your orientation? That’s normal and it’s healthy to explore that. Go see a shrink if youre not managing it well but don’t spred your ignorance and hate here. You need a pocket full of tokens for the clue bus bud.
All men are moderately to heavily obsessed by sex. Testosterone is a very potent hormone. Gay men dont have a monopoly on that.
10% (or more) of the population is gay/bi. How many do you know? With your attitude I am confident they aren’t friends.
This is an issue about inappropriate behavior and conduct by a coach and her interactions w/students who are technically adults. How did you draw a parallel w/gay Scout Masters and pedophiles? Gays/lesbians are just that, sexually oriented toward the same sex. Pedophiles are into power and control through sex with children.
I was having a pretty good morning until you flipped my switch
on Feb 12th, 2009 at 12:50 PM
What an utter bigoted tosser that Robert M is…comparing gay men with pedophiles
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Wow, what for bizarre news O_o Never heard a story about somebody being thrown off a sports team for being straight?!! usually (and unfortunately) is the other way around.
But let’s face it, just like there are “macho sports” there also are “lesbian sports” and female basketball just like female football fall perfectly into that category. It’s no secret that the amount of lesbians on female basketball/football teams is ridiculous.
But the worst part is the poor girl is ostracized for wearing make-up, being pretty and feminine, like a real woman would do!!…and of course for saying she had a boyfriend…I thought them crazy dykes loved women who looked like women
on Feb 13th, 2009 at 1:34 AM
nice homophobic comments
on Jan 17th, 2010 at 10:29 AM
She sure is perty.