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The Outfield - Keelin Godsey Has a Hammer

Started by Shana A, January 04, 2011, 08:44:02 AM

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Shana A

January 04, 2011, 08:44:02 AM
The Outfield - Keelin Godsey Has a Hammer
Monday, 03 January 2011 11:14
Written by Dan Woog

http://www.southfloridagaynews.com/life-and-style/sports/2826-the-outfield-keelin-godsey-has-a-hammer.html

As a high school student in Palmer, Colo., Keelin Godsey dabbled in track's throwing events. Shot put and discus were OK; soccer, basketball and softball were much more interesting.

Heading east to college, Keelin planned to play basketball. But Maine's Bates College offered a strong track and field program, and Keelin suddenly found enjoyment in throwing.

Bates helped Keelin discover something else: "My sexuality had always been undefined. I'd just felt wrong. I'd read about lesbian history, but that was all I knew." A freshman seminar introduced Keelin to the concept of "transgender." Books by Leslie Feinberg and Kate Bornstein helped Keelin figure out that a binary definition of sexuality does not work for everyone.

"I'd always been classified as a butch lesbian," says Keelin. "I hated that. I never thought of myself that way." It was harder for Keelin to identify as lesbian than as transgender.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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