Tag: Coming out
How much longer will major league baseball stay in the closet?
Peter Dreier, Occidental College
In his 1990 autobiography, “Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball,” Dave Pallone, a gay major league umpire who was...
Why it’s such a big deal that the NFL’s Carl Nassib...
John Affleck, Penn State
The video was short and simple, but for America’s gay community it was a blockbuster...
How parents can support a child who comes out as trans...
Em Matsuno, Palo Alto University
Young transgender, or trans, people face high rates of anxiety, depression and suicide. These...
What happened to the openly gay athlete?
John Affleck, Pennsylvania State University
From late April 2013 to early May 2014, gay and lesbian athletes welcomed breakthrough after breakthrough in the historically closeted...