LGBTQ+ athletes claim the field : striving for equality
Title
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LGBTQ+ athletes claim the field : striving for equality
Author
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Cronn-Mills, Kirstin, 1968- author.
ISBN
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9781467780124
Physical Description
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104 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Contents
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Power, pride--and prejudice -- Athletes come out -- Athlete bodies, athlete genders -- The gatekeepers -- Future plays.
Reading Level
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NC 1230 L Lexile
Subject Term
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Gay athletes.
Transgender athletes.
Athletes.
Gay people
Homosexuality.
Bisexuality.
Transgender people.
Lesbians.
Gay men.
Local Subject
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Teen nonfiction collection.
Summary
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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.
| Library | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake) | TEEN 306.766 CRO | Teen Nonfiction |
| Oakdale Library | TEEN 306.766 CRO | Teen Nonfiction |
| R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | TEEN 306.766 CRO | Teen Nonfiction |
| Stillwater Public Library | TEEN 306.766 CRO | Teen Nonfiction |