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The OutField: Texas A&M University tackles diversity & even transgender issues

Started by SandraJane, May 23, 2012, 10:47:09 PM

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The Rainbow Times



The OutField: Texas A&M University tackles diversity & even transgender issues


TRT Editor | By: Dan Woog*/Special for TRT | May 02, 2012 | Retrieved from the Internet on May 23, 2012 by SJ


http://www.therainbowtimesmass.com/2012/05/02/the-outfield-texas-am-university-tackles-diversity-even-transgender-issues/


A school on the list of America's 10 least inclusive colleges for LGBT students would seem an unlikely host for a conference called "Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Sport." But that's exactly what took place over two days earlier this month.

Some of the leading academic researchers and activists in the gay sports field traveled to Texas A&M University for panel discussions and meetings. Topics included the experiences of LGBT athletes and coaches; the intersection of LGBT athletes and the media; strategies for inclusiveness, and even transgender issues in sport.
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