Click the “LGBTQ and Sports” link above to find texts and resources that connect students who identify as LGBTQ to sports and interscholastic athletics.
LGBTQ Sports-related YA Novels
Athletic Shorts by Chris Crutcher (Multiple Sports)
A Secret Edge by Robin Reardon (Track)
Crossover by Jeff Rud (Basketball)
David Inside Out by Lee Bantle (Track)
Far from Xanadu by Julie Anne Peters (Softball)
Girl Walking Backwards by Bett Williams (Volleyball)
Ironman by Chris Crutcher (Running/Swimming/Bicycling)
Out of the Pocket by Bill Konigsberg (Football)
Rainbow High by Alex Sanchez (Basketball)
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth (Swimming/Running)
What They Always Tell Us by Martin Wilson (Running)
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Other Resources
Athlete Ally: http://www.athleteally.com/
Bill Konigsberg Online: http://billkonigsberg.com/
GLSEN Research Brief: LGBT Students in School Athletics
Griffin Educational Consulting: Addressing LGBT Issues in Athletics – http://bit.ly/PV0lk2
Pat Griffin’s LGBT Sports Blog – http://ittakesateam.blogspot.com/
Heterosexism and Homophobia in Sports and Education - Nicole Sieben, Hofstra University
LGBT Issues in Sport Blog: Theory to Practice (be sure to check out the resources tab for HS materials) – http://stream.goodwin.drexel.edu/lgbtsportresearchnet/
LGBT People in Sports (Case Western Reserve University) – http://case.edu/lgbt/resources/sports.html
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Articles
Campbell, J., et al. (2011). Sports fans’ impressions of gay male athletes. Journal of Homosexuality, 58(5), 597-607.
Cavalier, E. (2011). Men at sport: Gay men’s experiences in the sports workplace. Journal of Homosexuality, 58(5), 626-646.
Griffin, P. (1994). Homophobia in sport: Addressing the needs of gay and lesbian high school athletes. The High School Journal, 77(1/2), 80-87.
