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We like writing, we like sports a lot, we like talking about sports -- so why not combine all of those likes into one endeavor?

Why are we The Rebel State? It's a nod to Jenn and John's stint in the sports department of The Sacramento Bee, where they were part of a merry band of fun-loving, trash-talking, exceptionally snarky co-workers that occupied a corner of cubicles in the office. That merry band of co-workers lovingly called themselves "The Rebel State."

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In the end, it’s a fight for respect

In the end, it’s a fight for respect

May 17, 2012
by Jenn
Miscellany, Sports

This is what the You Can Play movement means to me: It’s helping gay people realize the simple desire to be treated like a human being, to be shown the same respect as their straight brethren.

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