Jocks 2 : coming out to play

Author:Dan Woog

Summary:When Jocks: True Stories of America's Gay Male Athletes was published in 1998, it broke down the door to the last closet; the men's locker room. In addition to becoming a nationwide bestseller, Jocks changed the face of athletics forever. Gay jocks realized they were not alone, young gay athletes discovered role models, and straight people learned that gay people are their teammates, and coaches. Much has changed since 1998: Gay jocks are coming out even in high school, gay sports teams compete in every large city, and in almost every major sport--even testosterone-fueled contests such as rodeo, snowboarding, and mountain biking--there are openly gay competitors. But the locker room is still far from a friendly place for out athletes. Dan Woog, through these pointed, dynamic, and poignant profiles, proves that gay people are the friends, colleagues, neighbors, and teammates of all Americans

Print Book, English, 2002

Edition:1st ed View all formats and editions

Publisher: Alyson Books, Los Angeles, 2002

Genre:Biography

Physical Description:xv, 253 pages ; 23 cm

ISBN:

9781555837266, 1555837263

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:49871553

Subjects:

Biographies

Biography

Case studies