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Author:

Cronn-Mills, Kirstin, 1968- author.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Twenty-First Century Books,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

104 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Gay athletes--Juvenile literature.
Transgender athletes--Juvenile literature.
Athletes.
Bisexual athletes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 98) and index.

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.

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.

ISBN:

146778012X (lb : alk. paper)
9781467780124 (lb : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2015036754

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