LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field
Striving for Equality
Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2016]
Format: Book
Description: 104 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
In 2015, the world watched as soccer star Abby Wambach kissed her wife after the US women's World Cup victory. Milwaukee Brewers' minor league first baseman David Denson came out as gay. And Caitlyn Jenner, an Olympic decathlete, came out as transgender.
It hasn't always been this way. Many great athletes have stayed in the closet their whole lives, or at least until retirement. Social attitudes, institutional policies, and laws are slow to change, but they are catching up. Together, athletes, families, educators, allies, and fans are pushing for competitive equity so that every athlete, regardless of identity, can have the opportunity to play at their very best.
Contents:
Power, pride--and prejudice -- Athletes come out -- Athlete bodies, athlete genders -- The gatekeepers -- Future plays.
Subjects:
Gay athletes -- Juvenile literature.
Transgender athletes -- Juvenile literature.
Bisexual athletes.
Gay athletes -- Juvenile literature.
Transgender athletes -- Juvenile literature.
Bisexual athletes.
Target Audience: NC1230L
ISBN:
9781467780124
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T SPORTS Cro | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Nonfiction | In |
T SPORTS Cro | Edgewood | Teen Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.