This
important and accessible book about the evolving treatment of LGBTQ
athletes in organized sports should be required reading for anyone
involved in the playing, coaching, and administration of organized
sports. Zeigler, an expert in LGBTQ athletics and cofounder of the
online magazine Outsports, revisits key moments that have shaped
sports participation for openly LGBTQ athletes...The author debunks
the myth that having a nonstraight athlete on a team's roster is a
'distraction' and shares positive stories of younger athletes at high
school and college levels who have come out to coaches, teammates,
and family members. Zeigler argues that the dominant emotion holding
back LGBTQ athletes is fear, reminding them and everyone else that
courage is contagious.
