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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Noreen Nasir and Brittany Peterson

The darker side of the rise of women’s sports: With more visibility comes more online harassment

YE Women's Sports Negative Attention - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

For Djaniele Taylor, attending WNBA games was the perfect way to rediscover a sense of community coming out of the long slog of pandemic-era lockdowns.

The 38-year-old Evanston, Illinois, resident has regularly attended Chicago Sky games for the last three seasons, after she watched the team win its first championship in 2021. As a queer Black fan, she felt the games were a supportive and safe sporting environment.

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