Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog

Commentary on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues in sport from a long-time educator and advocate for social justice in sports. I am also author of Strong Women, Deep Closets: Lesbians and Homophobia in Sport. The opinions expressed in this blog are solely mine and do not necessarily reflect those of any organization with which I am affiliated.

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Eliminating Homophobia in Women’s Sport: A Step Forward and A Step Back

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Two prominent women’s basketball coaches resign. One has a long history of allegations that she would not allow lesbians on her teams. One ...
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Thursday, March 22, 2007

A New Day for Penn State Women’s Basketball!

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I just heard the news that Rene Portland, Penn State Women’s Basketball coach has resigned. I have hoped since the announcement of the sett...
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Monday, March 19, 2007

Life in the Coaching Closet

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Imagine you are a very, very closeted lesbian college basketball coach. You coach at a Division I school and are ranked in the top 25 year a...
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Friday, March 9, 2007

Say It Ain't So, Pokey!

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Pokey Chatman, the coach of the LSU women’s basketball team, resigned abruptly yesterday amid rumors that the reason for this surprising tur...
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Friday, March 2, 2007

The Love that Dares Not Speak It’s Name Is Suddenly Quite A Chatterbox

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Wow! What a series of news cycles the last few weeks for folks like me who try to keep up with LGBT sports issues in the news. My google al...
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When Professional Athletes Come Out: News or No News?

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Over the last few years several ex-professional male athletes have come out publicly: MLB player, Billy Bean, NFL player, Esera Tuaolo and ...
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Monday, February 26, 2007

My First Blog!

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This is my first dive into the waters of the blogosphere. It’s a little intimidating. But it’s also exciting to have a regular forum in whi...
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