Bibliograph

LGBTQ+ athletes claim the field, striving for equality, Kirstin Cronn-Mills, with an introduction by Alex Jackson Nelson

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Label

LGBTQ+ athletes claim the field, striving for equality, Kirstin Cronn-Mills, with an introduction by Alex Jackson Nelson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 98) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

LGBTQ+ athletes claim the field

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

932302312

Responsibility statement

Kirstin Cronn-Mills, with an introduction by Alex Jackson Nelson

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, UG, 8.6, 4.Accelerated Reader AR, UG, 8.6, 4.0, 182908.

Sub title

striving for equality

Summary

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 (born Bruce) 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

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Chapter 1. Power, Pride and Prejudice -- Chapter 2. Access History and Issues -- Chapter 3. Access, Gender, and Trans* and Intersex Athletes -- Chapter 4. Official Access Keepers Who (Sometimes) Help Athletes Claim Their Fields -- Chapter 5. Athletes Who Claimed Their Fields -- Chapter 6. Future Plays -- Epilogue -- Timeline

Target audience

juvenile

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