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10 Reasons to Go Watch ‘Battle of the Sexes’


8. It’s About LBGT Rights

Battle of the Sexes is about an infamus tennis match, of course, but it also touches on King’s private life and the issues she faced. The tennis pro was married to Larry King (played by Austin Stowell), but she fell in love with a hairdress named Marilyn Barnett (played by Andrea Riseborough). As their relationship grew, King was forced to keep things underwraps for fear of backlash. When their relationship came to an end, Barnett sued King for palimony, and the tennis star quickly lost major endorsements simply due to her sexual preference. Instead of disappearing from the public eye after being outed, King devoted the rest of her life to being a gay rights advocate.

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