The following can be attributed to Kierra Johnson, Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force: “This sentence is both excessive and wrong.
We have watched for months as Brittney Griner has been used as a political pawn, even as she has made clear that she did not intend to break any laws.
Her case has mobilized millions of people – not just fans but anyone concerned with human rights. It is time for the U.S. government to do everything they can to bring Brittney home.
The trial is over. More serious negotiations to bring her home safely must begin now. We must advance the negotiations in process, out of concern for her safety and to get her home to her wife and family as soon as possible.