Ten years ago, lacrosse player Andrew Goldste beme the first openly gay athlete to be drafted by a profsnal sports team. Today, he's spirg a new generatn of young athlet.
Contents:
- HARVARD LACROSSE PLAYER TO TEAMMAT: ‘GUYS, I’M GAY’
- GAY HIGH SCHOOL LACROSSE PLAYER FOUND STRENGTH OM PRO PLAYER’S ALLYSHIP
- GAY ATHLET IN LACROSSE – WHAT’S THE PROBLEM HERE?
HARVARD LACROSSE PLAYER TO TEAMMAT: ‘GUYS, I’M GAY’
At USA Lacrosse, we celebrate that anyone om anywhere should be able to play lacrosse and ’ve piled and veloped rourc to help parents, players, and lears posively nnect wh the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ+) muny lacrosse. Our hope is that wh this rmatn and sight hand, you’ll have the tools necsary to support the LGBTQ+ muny a meangful and productive way."I thk ’s awome that when people look at lacrosse, they will see all kds of people.” * gay lacrosse players *
Noah Knopf was received warmly after g out to his Harvard teammat, but says the sport has to al wh an graed homophobia.
GAY HIGH SCHOOL LACROSSE PLAYER FOUND STRENGTH OM PRO PLAYER’S ALLYSHIP
* gay lacrosse players *
“I wanted to talk to you this morng to tell you that I’m gay. “I uld tell people that I’m gay. When I was 19, I heard on a podst that the new ernor of Colorado was gay, and felt for a moment that the world might be changg.
GAY ATHLET IN LACROSSE – WHAT’S THE PROBLEM HERE?
Never had I properly acknowledged the fact that I was gay. While bshg my teeth a few nights before talkg to my parents, I realized that I had never even said the words “I’m gay” out loud before. “I’m gay, ” I whispered the mirror, and sed to myself.
I also felt the need to expla myself my first few nversatns about beg gay.