SHE WAS A LESBIAN

Winkie: I have been to the nationals three times. Two with my team and I got picked up by this team that we were in awe of, that we played. Then their coach was the fathers of one of the team members that I became very very good friends with. And she probably was the first person I talked about feelings of that – she was lesbian –

Lauren: Like having feelings for women?

Winkie: Mhm. She was a lesbian. And I remember, just her telling me how hard it was not letting people know and, and how relieved she was when she was able to let some people know. And then I met her partner. And - and just spent time with them. It was just really really neat. And just listening to them and their relationship and you know the pain of hiding and all of that. And so the softball, you know, playing just had a lot of exposure to that.