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NYU Athletics Department Delivers Inspiring “It Gets Better” Message
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted April 11, 2012 at 7:01pm

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 impor...more

Gender and coaching women’s basketball, Part II
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted April 1, 2012 at 9:02am

  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 W...more

Settlement Ends Harassment Investigation Against Minnesota School District
by Title IX Blog
posted March 8, 2012 at 5:55pm

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 gen...more

Shall I bring my rainbow flag to the Australian Open?
by After Atalanta
posted January 16, 2012 at 2:21pm

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 ...more

Fired Lesbian Coach and School Reach Settlement
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted January 13, 2012 at 6:15pm

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 te...more

Update on Lawsuit Filed by Kilgore, TX Lesbian Softball Player and Her Mother
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted January 4, 2012 at 3:22pm

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 W...more

Opening the Last Closet
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted December 26, 2011 at 8:38pm

Dee Mosbacher and Fawn Yawker, the producers of the outstanding video documentary, Training Rules, are at it again. They asked if I would post the following on my blog: The producers of a web campaign and video project in progress - The Last Closet - ar...more

Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King Blast Fellow Tennis Legend Margaret Court
by Pretty Tough
posted December 14, 2011 at 2:53am

Tennis champions Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova have slammed comments made by Australian tennis legend Margaret Court, who last week condemned the push for marriage equality, saying she wanted to “protect families”. Court, who is th...more

Reflections on the Death of a Young Black Lesbian Athlete
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted December 8, 2011 at 11:37pm

It is difficult to put my white, middle class, middle-aged and lesbian feet in the basketball shoes of a young black lesbian athlete from the projects. I know nothing about what Tayshana Murphy’s life was like. I do know something about keeping se...more

"Most of us are still Neanderthals" - Sexuality in Professional Sports
by The Rabbit Hole
posted November 27, 2011 at 4:01pm

On November 22, 2011 the NY Daily News published an article titled "MLB's new collective bargaining agreement to add 'sexual orientation' to discrimination clause."Sounds progressive right? Not exactly. The new CBA, released Tuesday, added the words &ldq...;more

Video: Post-conflict recovery through sport
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted November 25, 2011 at 12:36pm

This is another inspiring short from Women Win looking at different ways women find to recover from trauma suffered during conflict. It might sound a bit facetious to say sport can heal those kinds of scars but watching this, you see it can at least help ...more

Why We Need State and Federal Non-Discrimination Laws That Include Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted November 23, 2011 at 12:25pm

Sorry for the clunky title, but I couldn’t figure out another way to get the point across in a snappy clever way in fewer words. Nikki Williams has been teaching geography for three years and was an assistant volleyball at a public charter school j...more

Massachusetts Adds Transgender Protection to Anti-Discrimination Laws
by Title IX Blog
posted November 18, 2011 at 10:06pm

In my home state of Massachusetts, the legislature recently added a prohibition against discrimination on the basis of gender identity to anti-discrimination laws that cover education. Gender identity is defined int he law to mean "a person's gender-rela...more

Respect. Just Do It. Swooshing Toward An LGBT Inclusive Sports World
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted October 17, 2011 at 1:18pm

Last spring just after GLSEN launched Changing the Game, our new sports project, I got an email from Edward Tylicki from Nike. Edward is a member of Nike’s LGBT and Friends Network. Edward sought me out as director for the Sports Project because he wa...more

“Homophobic” Eucharia Uche To Be Investigated By FIFA
by Women in Sport International
posted September 20, 2011 at 2:00am

Tweet Op Ed By JoJo Rennie Fans of the Women's World Cup may remember the tournament as one that positively reflected the (ever) developing skill and passion in the Women's game. Despite coverage focusing heavily on a hard fought underdog tale that sa...more

NCAA Adopts Trans-Inclusive Policy
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted September 14, 2011 at 3:32pm

The NCAA announced a policy yesterday that clarifies their position on the participation of transgender student-athletes in sex-separated sports. The policy is largely based on recommendations included in On The Team: Equal Opportunities for Transgender ...more

NCAA Adopts Policy for Including Transgender Athletes
by Title IX Blog
posted September 14, 2011 at 1:48am

The NCAA has approved a policy to govern athletics participation by transgender athletes who have transitioned to another sex. The new rule, which takes immediate effect, allows a transgender athlete who has transitioned from male to female to participat...more

Heads Up Academics - Call for Papers: The Athletic Issue
by From A Left Wing
posted August 23, 2011 at 8:43pm

Call for Proposals, Special Issue of GLQ: The Athletic Issue Jennifer Locke, Black/White (2009) This issue aims to collate interdisciplinary queer scholarship on sports and physical culture. This work should engage major issues in contemporary criticis...more

SMU Settles Lawsuit with Former Women's Basketball Player
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted August 7, 2011 at 2:48pm

Here is a news report on the conclusion of a lawsuit I first wrote about in September, 2008. You can see that blog post here for more specific information about the former player's allegations. The university and coach Rompola will not comment and the uni...more

Title IX and Transgender Students at Single-Sex Colleges
by Title IX Blog
posted August 1, 2011 at 1:17am

Inside Higher Ed recently had an article about transgender students at single-sex colleges. Like this piece in the Boston Globe a few years ago, the article addresses the increasingly common practice of re-issuing diplomas to reflect the new names and ge...more

Hudson Taylor: An Amazing Straight Athlete Ally
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted July 22, 2011 at 3:50pm

If I were 40 years younger and straight, I would fall in love with Hudson Taylor. What an amazing straight ally. Watch this video and be inspired by him and his message. ...more

Sherri Murrell: Pioneer and Role Model
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted July 20, 2011 at 3:44pm

Here is a great article about Sherri Murrell, the openly lesbian women's basketball coach at Portland State University. The emails that she receives from closeted coaches are particularly moving. ...more

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