LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781467780124)

In 2015, the world watched as soccer star Abby Wambach kissed her wife after the US women's World Cup victory. Milwaukee Brewers' minor league first baseman David Denson came out as gay. And Caitlyn Jenner, an Olympic decathlete, came out as transgender.

It hasn't always been this way. Many great athletes have stayed in the closet their whole lives, or at least until retirement. Social attitudes, institutional policies, and laws are slow to change, but they are catching up. Together, athletes, families, educators, allies, and fans are pushing for competitive equity so that every athlete, regardless of identity, can have the opportunity to play at their very best.

Author: Kirstin Cronn-Mills, Alex Jackson Nelson
ISBN-10: 146778012X
ISBN-13: 9781467780124
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2016
Pages: 104
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.10w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.6
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 182908 / LGBTQ+ Athletes Claim the Field: Striving for Equality


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2016
School Library Journal 07/01/2016 pg. 97
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2016 pg. 66
Booklist 09/01/2016 pg. 102
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 218 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw