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The History of Lesbians and Sports - Philadelphia Gay News

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On Sept. 20, 1973, in their so-called “Battle of the Sexes,” tennis star Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in the Houston Astrodome. It was the first time a woman had played against a man in such a venue and it was an historic event with much media hype and an astounding amount of betting in Las Vegas with the odds in Riggs’s favor. Billie Jean King will make history again as the first female athlete to be aw…
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