Elisa Padilla, the Nets chief marketing officer and the woman who helped transform the New Jersey Nets to the Brooklyn Nets, writes in The Advocate Thursday that she is gay and proud of it.
“I am standing up, raising my hand, and joining the conversation. I am using my voice not only to demand change but to advocate for LGBTQ respect and inclusion,” she writes in the national LGBTQ magazine. “I am taking action to show anyone who has struggled with their identity that they can achieve their dreams in any profession, in any industry, under any circumstance.