Trailblazing: The True Story of America's First Openly Gay Track Coach

by Eric Anderson

Paperback, 2000

Status

Available

Call number

GV1061.14.A53 A3 2000

Genres

Collections

Your library, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Publication

Alyson Books (2000), Paperback, 304 pages

Description

A moving coming out story told with 'Chariots of Fire' pacing, complete with a triumphant and inpiring ending that will appeal to all. It tells the true story of a gay track coach and his school team - quickly labeled 'the fag team' - and their battle against homophobia and struggle for athletic victory and recognition in their chosen sport.

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LibraryThing member heinous-eli
Anderson is articulate and concise in his book, as he is in person. His message concerning the still-extant institutionalized and near-institutionalized discrimination towards members of the LGBT community is important, but the book wanders into sports-memoir territory altogether too often when
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 discussing the unnecessary and uninteresting logistics of the track team.
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Subjects

Anderson, Eric, 1968-
Gay coaches (Athletics) United States Biography
Track and field United States

Language

English

Physical description

304 p.; 8.4 inches

ISBN

1555835244 / 9781555835248

Local notes

OCLC = 225
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