The National Center for Lesbian Rights responded to Penn State basketball coach Rene Portland's denial of charges of harassment against a former player with a statement.

Jennifer Harris deserves enormous credit for standing up not only for her own rights and dignity, but also for that of the many other players who, we believe, have experienced similar discrimination by Coach Portland over the past nearly thirty years...

Penn State has assured us that Coach Portland speaks for herself, not the University, and that the University is committed to investigating Ms. Harris' allegations. We are confident that the truth will emerge and look forward to working with Penn State to ensure that it does.