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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.

Publication Info. Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2016]
copyright 2017

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 PHS Non-Fiction  796 Cronn-Mills    ---  Available
 Pittsburg 1st Fl Young Adult Non-Fiction  YA 796.086 Cro    ---  Available
Description 104 pages : color photographs ; 24 cm.
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Why this book matters -- Power, pride - and prejudice -- Athletes come out -- Athlete bodies, athlete genders -- The gatekeepers -- Future plays.
Indexed In: Junior Library Guild
Summary Social attitudes, institutional policies, and laws are slow to change, but they are catching up. Title IX legislation outlaws discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The National Collegiate Athletic Association has antidiscrimination policies that support LGBTQ+ inclusion at all levels. Together, athletes, coaches, families, educators, allies, and fans are pushing for competitive equity so that every athlete, regardless of sexual and gender identity, can have the opportunity to play at their very best.
Audience Ages 14 & up.
Grades 9 & up.
Awards A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG)
Subject Gay athletes.
Gay rights.
Transgender athletes.
Added Author Nelson, Alex Jackson, author.
ISBN 9781467780124 (library binding)

 
    
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