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Posted: 07/12/12 11:18 am ::: Homophobia shapes women's sports

http://www.news-press.com/article/20120710/SPORTS/307100002/1016/columnists/Sports-exclusive-Undercurrent-homophobia-still-part-women-s-sports

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“Absolutely progress is being made. I think there’s no question about that. And at the same time, it does still happen every day,” author Pat Griffin, one of the nation’s foremost advocates of women’s sports and gay rights issues, said of the pervasiveness of anti-lesbian attitudes in women’s athletics. “It is a huge issue.”

Homosexuality in men’s sports remains a headline-making topic, especially as a highly visible barrier still not crossed by an active athlete in a major U.S. sport. But despite limited visibility, homophobia in women’s sports may affect a far greater number of lives.

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