Gail Marquis

Gail Marquis

Country

United States

Occupation

Sports

Notable Achievements

Olympic Silver

Description

Financial planner. Former basketball player and member of the first U.S. women's basketball team to compete in the Olympics in 1976, winning a Silver medal. LGBTQ activist, working with Freedom to Marry. Member, New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009, being the first African-American woman to be inducted.

See Also

• Lesbian Professional Basketball Players and Coaches
• Hall of Famers Who Identify as LGBTQ

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/09/gail-marquis-audrey-smaltz-_n_3044637.html
• http://www.outsports.com/2013/4/8/4201820/gail-marquis-lesbian-basketball-marriage-audrey-smaltz
• http://www.qc.cuny.edu/qc_profile/alumni/Pages/default.aspx
• http://www.outsports.com/2016/8/17/12512074/rio-olympics-gay-gail-marquis-audrey-smaltz-university-phoenix-tv

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