Sherri Murrell is the head coach of Portland State University. While news is coming down of coaches being fired for being lesbian in different parts of the country, Portland has reason to be proud. Coach Sherri Murrell of Portland State University Basketball is the only out lesbian coach in all of NCAA Division 1 basketball. She and the university wouldn’t have it any other way.

she said: "I’ve had nothing but support. I did speak to my AD (Athletic Director) and my president and vice provost of my school when I was deciding to go and speak to Dee on [The Training Rules] DVD. The president emailed and he said, 'Sherri strives to be what Portland State is,
which is acceptance of all diverse backgrounds.' I mean wow! I printed it out. How amazing did that make me feel! It’s so amazing to have that kind of support.

She said" About coming out lesbian, I don’t know that there’s an actual date to it. At Portland State I made a decision. At Washington State, people knew I started dating my partner. It’s a small town, Pullman. When I dated my partner in Pullman people knew, but they were fearful of asking. I didn’t like that. I didn’t like that feeling. When I resigned at Washington State, I took about two months off and actually bought a house here in Portland, not knowing where I was going to be. This is hometown for me. Then Portland State called and said they had a surprise opening. I made a conscious decision with my partner that at my next job I’m going to make sure that they’re okay with me being out."

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