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.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

A Tribute to Rodger McFarlane

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Last week I learned that Rodger McFarlane , a long time leader in the LGBT community, committed suicide. Rodger was the former executive di...
Thursday, May 21, 2009

First Ever Pride House At Winter Olympics

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A group called GayWhistler (for Whistler Mountain where many of the winter Olympic events will be held) has announced that they are sponsori...
Monday, May 11, 2009

Cal Women’s Basketball’s GLBT Pride Day

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This article about Cal-Berkeley was in Athletic Business this month (in the interests of disclosure, I am quoted in the article). I wrote a...
Monday, May 4, 2009

Johnny Weir: You Gotta Love Him (At Least I Do)

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On February 5 I discussed Skate Canada’s attempt to “rebrand” men’s figure skating as macho and dangerous with their “Tough” campaign. Thou...
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Monday, April 27, 2009

When Athletes Speak, Fans Will Listen…and Talk Back

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WNBA player, Chantelle Anderson, has joined the blogosphere and her blogs often take on some really interesting topics beyond the mundane d...
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Friday, April 17, 2009

Do We Have A Hazing Gene?

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One of the prominent items in the news yesterday was about sleep deprivation, exposure to extreme cold, humiliation, isolation, forced nudit...
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Monday, April 13, 2009

Homophobia and Bullicide: Terrorism in Schools Has Got to Stop

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Carl Walker-Hoover was an 11 year old student who played basketball and football. He was a Boy Scout. He went to school in Springfield, MA...
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