The Woman For Me Is a Man

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An hour ago I'd finished pumping gas into my car when I heard a male voice comment on my Sue Bird t-shirt. I responded cautiously, even though this is liberal Seattle, in case the middle-aged fella aimed to go down a sexist or homophobic path.

It turned out he knew what Bird's number had been when she played for the WNBA's Seattle Storm. And he attends all Seattle Reign women's soccer games with his young daughter, and his favorite soccer player of all time, male or female, is Megan Rapinoe. He said he doesn't care if his daughter plays a sport, his main concern is that she be equipped with self-esteem. He went on to reference his growing up as "a straight white male."

At this point I'm looking around the gas station for cameras, because this guy is too good to be true and I must've landed in a prank-the-liberal show.

Eventually we got onto the topic of Ani DiFranco, the bisexual alt-rock trailblazer, and he said he'd just bought tickets for her upcoming show and contributes to her independent record label. 

That's when I wondered if I could convince him to become a lesbian.