I could almost feel the heat from my partner rise as her anger built, her hand gripping mine ever tighter. But it was Dani who answered, evenly and with tremendous gravity in her quiet voice. "What she needs are parents who love her and accept her for who she is, the amazing person she is, instead of demonizing her over something she has no control over."

Ms. Collins asked the next question. "And how did Coach Dalton advise you, Miss Williams?"

"She encouraged me to sound out my parents, to talk to anyone in my family that would be supportive. I don't know how they're going to react." Her voice...