Lesbian Olympian Raven Saunders has been making plenty of headlines this week, first for her silver medal-winning performance at the Tokyo Olympics in shot put, then again for raising her arms in the form of an X on the winners podium, representing “where all people who are oppressed meet,” as she explained.
Now Saunders is in the news again, but this time it’s for a heartbreaking reason: Saunders shared on social media that her mother Clarissa Saunders has died. “Hoping (sic) off social media for a while to take care of my mental and my family.
My mama was a great woman and will forever live through me. My number one guardian angel I will always and forever love you,” Saunders wrote.Saunders’s mother was in Tokyo to attend watch parties.