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LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality
By CRONN-MILLS, Kirstin
- ISBN
- 9781467780124
- Publisher
- Twenty-First Century
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2016 | Middle to High School
Gr 6 Up—This brief and up-to-date overview highlights the struggles of numerous LGBTQIA amateur and professional athletes across a wide variety of sports. The text is divided into five broadly thematic chapters that somewhat necessarily overlap: stories of athletes coming out, for instance, are woven throughout the text, not just in the "Athletes Come Out" chapter. The section on transgender and intersex athletes is the most focused and includes high-profile Olympians like Caitlyn Jenner and Caster Semenya as well as lesser-k...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
