Athletes Are Athletes' Blog

DOWNLOAD Panel's Slideshow Presentation

VIEW Pat Griffin, Helen J. Carroll, Laurie Priest, and Mark Schuster's slideshow presentations below.

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VIDEO Out to Swim: Sean's Story

A short documentary by Rutgers student Andrew Germek about former men's swimming captain, Sean Smith.

To read OUTsports' article about Smith CLICK HERE

 

VIDEO It Takes A Team!

The Mission of It Takes A Team! is to eliminate homophobia in sport and create an educated public that respects all athletes and sports-affiliated personnel regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity/expression.

To learn more about It Takes A Team! CLICK HERE.

Helping Black Athletes Out of the Closet

"We're here. We're queer. We're gay student-athletes, and also people of color."

OK, so that's not the jazziest sports slogan since "Just do it." But it's reality for more folks than anyone in either the gay or black community realizes.

Lea Robinson's mission is to bring young gay athletes of color out of the closet and into what she hopes will be a better, more comfortable place for everyone.

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Lesbian Student Athlete Speaks with ITAT Director

Jenelle DeVits, a spring graduate of the University of New Hampshire is an out lesbian who played basketball for the university. She discusses her experiences with It Takes A Team! Director Pat Griffin.

Former College Football Captain Was Openly Gay

In the autumn of 2000, we at Outsports had run the story of Greg Congdon, a high school football player in Troy, Penn., who had been run off the team because he was gay. At the same time, 100 miles away, a very different football story was unfolding. 

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Examples of Mark Schuster's Past Syllabi on Sport and Sexuality

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Mark Schuster's Current Syllabi: Spring 2010 Course on Sport in American Culture

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Student Perspectives of Classroom Disruptions by The DLC Consultant Group

In a school consisting of 99% White teachers and 98% historically underserved students, students reported that teacher behavior is the major cause for classroom disruptions.

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