A Wilmington (Ohio) College senior student-teaching at area Hillsboro High School was dismissed in January on his second day of placement. Recently, however, the Wilmington News Journal raised questions about the role of discrimination in that decision. The student-teacher believes he … [Read more...]
Measuring LGBT Equality in Sports
Yesterday Campus Pride launched their Out To Play Project, an initiative focused on fostering LGBT equality in collegiate sports, with their first ever list of “The Best of the Best” college athletic programs that are “LGBT friendly.” The schools included on this inaugural … [Read more...]
The Heteronormativity of the Nike’s Women’s Marathon
I was driving to work one morning when I heard on the radio an ad for the Nike Women's Marathon. Not unusual since Nike and running go hand-in-hand. What caught my attention about this particular ad was when the female voiceover said something about San Francisco fireman in tuxedos … [Read more...]
It Gets Better? Not For Women Coaches.
Here is an excellent article that explores the state of women in coaching and discusses the disturbing statistics that tell us the number of women coaching women’s teams has declined even as the numbers of women athletes participating in college sports has risen. On the other side, women are … [Read more...]
NYU Athletics Department Delivers Inspiring “It Gets Better” Message
First, let me apologize for my absence. I needed to take a break from blogging for awhile, but I am rejuvenated and back. This It Gets Better video made by the NYU Athletics Department is a great way to reenter the blog world. It is an inspiring and important message from athletes, coaches, … [Read more...]
Gender and coaching women’s basketball, Part II
I had no sooner pushed the button on yesterday’s post on the issue of gender and coaching women’s basketball than ESPN The Magazine, as part of the Worldwide Leader’s flood the zone Title IX coverage, published “The Glass Wall” on the same topic, but that reached … [Read more...]
Settlement Ends Harassment Investigation Against Minnesota School District
This week, the Departments of Education and Justice announced that the Anoka-Hennepin school district in Minnesota will agree to a settlement resolving the Departments' joint investigation of claims that the district's failure to investigate claims of gender-based harassment violates Title IX. The … [Read more...]
Shall I bring my rainbow flag to the Australian Open?
So I'm in Australia! Got to Melbourne this past weekend after almost a week in Sydney. And today (it's Monday here) we head to the night session at the Australian Open! Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki are on the schedule. Found out this morning that Australian former player Margaret Court, who … [Read more...]
Fired Lesbian Coach and School Reach Settlement
In November, I posted an article about a lesbian high school coach who was fired from her teaching and coaching position. Here is that post.Apparently the coach and the school have reached a settlement agreement. It is unclear from the article what the terms of the settlement are, but I hope that, … [Read more...]
Update on Lawsuit Filed by Kilgore, TX Lesbian Softball Player and Her Mother
Last January I started the year describing a situation in a Kilgore, TX high school where a lesbian softball player was, according to allegations in her lawsuit against the school, athletic director and coaches, treated outrageously by her coaches. Skye Wyatt’s lawsuit alleges that her … [Read more...]