Billie Jean King

Wimbledon

Premier grass-court championship

• Grand SlamAll four major titles
• US OpenAmerican tennis championship
• doublesPairs or stand-ins

mixed doubles · serve · volley · baseline · forehand · backhand · championship · clay court · grass court · racket

coming out

Revealing one's identity

• gay rightsEqual treatment regardless of orientation
• LGBTQ rightsProtections for sexual minorities
• visibilityRange of clear sight

authenticity · courage · openness · representation · acceptance · identity · advocate · role model · ally

gender equality

Equal treatment regardless sex

• equal payMatching compensation regardless of identity
• Title IXFederal educational equity law
• women's rightsLegal equality for females

feminism · parity · fairness · justice · empowerment · prize money · discrimination · advocacy · equal opportunity · representation

trailblazer

First to forge ahead

• groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
• firstPosition number one
• pathfinderOne who discovers routes

visionary · forerunner · revolutionary · legend · icon · legacy · inspiration · role model · mentor · leader

advocate

Public cause supporter

• social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
• philanthropyGenerous giving for others
• speakerOne who talks

humanitarian · nonprofit · campaign · reform · awareness · empowerment · grassroots · lobbying · voice · platform

• tennisace, serve, forehand, backhand, volley
• sports historyOlympic history, Olympic records, Olympics, Olympic Games, Olympic training
• Racket AthletesRoger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras
• SportswomenSerena Williams, Venus Williams, Mia Hamm, Simone Biles, Florence Griffith Joyner
• lesbian culturelesbian, lesbianism, sapphic, wlw, lesbian culture
• LGBTQ IconsRuPaul, Ellen DeGeneres, Freddie Mercury, Elton John, Sylvester