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Northern Kentucky native Ayanna Mckinney lives and breathes basketball. When she got the opportunity to volunteer to referee at her son’s games, she jumped on it. The first six weeks in the Upward Sports program through the Florence Baptist Temple went off without a hitch, according to the Purcell Marian High School graduate. But one day in January, Ayanna said two church officials unexpectedly showed up at her home, which she shares with her wife and six kids, and told her that she could no longer volunteer as a referee because of her sexual orientation. READ MORE: https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/boone-county/a-nky-mom-signed-up-to-ref-her-sons-basketball-games-she-was-told-she-couldnt-because-shes-gay #short