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Aztecs Players Accepted Gay Hiatt: This newspaper account describes the journey of college tennis player Shawn Hiatt through two rejections at other colleges for his being gay and finally acceptance (grudging, at least at first, but important to him nonetheless) by his coach and teammates at San Diego State: http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/20030901-9999_mz1s1hiatt.html
Creating a Safer Climate for LGBT
Athletes and Coaches: this
5-page handout by pat Griffin is available on the GLSEN web site in HTML
format: www.glsen.org/templates/resources/record.html?section=112&record=34
and in PDF format: www.glsen.org/binary-data/GLSEN_ARTICLES/pdf_file/34.pdf
(pdf format)
The Gay & Lesbian Athletics Foundation - focuses on
the acceptance and visibility of LGBT athletes in the professional, amateur,
and recreational athletics. GLAF provides education, mentoring, and training
on issues of sexual orientation and sport ~ fosters support networks for
athletes and athletic organizations promotes positive role models and healthy
lifestyles through athletics ~ and advocates inclusion, recognition,
understanding, and respect among all members of the athletics community. http://www.glaf.org
Homophobia in Sports Project: An initiative of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, offers free legal assistance, public education and outreach to individual coaches, athletes and other sports personnel who suffer discrimination based on sexual orientation. Phone: 1-800-528-NCLR; Website: www.nclrights.org/projects/sportsproject.htm
It Takes a Team: This website from Women's Sports Foundation asks "Did you know that some girls don't play sports because they are afraid someone will call them a lesbian or they are afraid one of their teammates or a coach might be a lesbian? Did you know that lesbian and bisexual women in sport are discriminated against based on stereotypes and homophobia? Did you know that gay boys and men in sport keep their identities secret out of fear of harassment from teammates and coaches?" In answer, it offers posters, stickers, a newsletter and more. Go to: http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/issues/itat/index.html
Martina Navratilova: Hitting 40 Love: An article from Curve magazine: http://www.curvemag.com/Detailed/142.html
The Real Billy Doll: An article about Billy Bean of the San Diego Padres from the Bay Area Reporter: http://members.tripod.com/~homeo/billybean.html
Remembering a role model: 'Anthony made it OK to be gay in Banning,' classmates said of the charismatic football team captain: article about an openly gay, well-respected high school athlete: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-sp-gayside28jul28,1,2796578.story?coll=la-news-a_section
Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Athletes: From the Women's Sports Foundation, go
to:
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/issues/itat/news/index.html?record=1046
Sexual Minorities in Athletics: A new nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting student welfare by advancing the enfranchisement of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, and allied (GLBTA) athletes. Website: http://smiaonline.org/
The story of Glenn Burke, the man who invented the high-five ... an African-American, gay Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player: http://www.outsports.com/baseball/2003/0617glennburke.htm
Writer comes out, blasts homophobia: An article about Boston Herald sportswriter Ed Gray addressing the problem of homophobia in sports head-on in his column. http://msnbc.com/news/974340.asp
Young and out on the field: An emerging generation
of gay athletes in high school and college is changing the rules.:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-gay28jul28,0,3463986.story?coll=la-home-center
