Lesbians That Paved the Way for Coming Out

Whenever we have a lesbian come out, who is in the entertainment and sports business, they open the door to allow others to follow. This made it easier for others to come out who were not in sports or the entertainment business. If it were an entertainer or sports hero who was popular, it would open the door for other sport and entertaining lesbians to also come out. However, there are many other lesbians in the sports and entertainment business who are still in the "closet". These are just a few of the lesbians who have paved the way for others to come out. These top lesbians from the sport and entertainment business are:

Billie Jean King: Billie was born November 22, 1943 in Long Beach California. Billy is a retired tennis player. During her career Billy won 12 grand slam singles titles, 16 grand slam women's double titles, she then went on to win 11 grand slam mixed double titles. Billie Jean King was known to be the greatest female tennis players and female athletes on history. Billie has been an outspoken advocate, speaking against sexism in sports and society. Billie is mostly known for the title match "Battle of The Sexes". This match occurred in 1973, where she went up against Bobby Riggs, the former Wimbledon men's champion. Bobby was ranked the "World's Number 1" tennis player in the years 1941, 1946, and 1947. During this match up between the battle of the sexes, Billie defeated Bobby. In 1981 Billie Jean King was "outed" by an ex-lover. Fearing for her career she called the relationship a "mistake." Even in admitting that she felt it was a mistake, she lost all of her sponsors. Finally, in 1998 Billie Jean King came out as a lesbian. She was one of the first women that paved the way for other lesbians in sports and entertainment to come out.