Coming Out to Play

2014-11-25 Sports & Recreation

Author : Robbie Rogers
Release : 2014-11-25
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : 054/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Coming Out to Play written by Robbie Rogers. This book was released on 2014-11-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history making memoir of the first openly gay professional athlete in North America, now the producer of Fellow Travelers and My Policeman “Rogers made history.” —Sports Illustrated Robbie Rogers knows better than most that keeping secrets can crush you. But for much of his life Robbie lived in paralyzing fear that sharing his big secret would cost him the love of his family and his career as a professional soccer player. So he never told anyone what was destroying his soul, both on and off the field. While the world around Robbie was changing with breathtaking speed, he knew that for a gay man playing a professional team sport it might as well be 1958. He could be a professional soccer player. Or he could be an out gay man. He couldn’t do both. Then at the age of twenty-five and after nearly stepping away from a brilliant career—one that included an NCAA Championship, winning the MLS Cup, and competing in the Olympics—he chose to tell the truth. But instead of facing the rejection he feared, he was embraced—by his family, by his teammates, and his fans. In Coming Out to Play, Robbie takes readers on his incredible journey from terrified teenager to a trailblazing out and proud professional soccer player for the L.A. Galaxy, who has embraced his new identity as a role model and champion for those still struggling with the secrets that keep them from living their dreams.

Who's Coming Out to Play

2021-02-24 Social Science

Author : Claire Carter
Release : 2021-02-24
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 422/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Who's Coming Out to Play written by Claire Carter. This book was released on 2021-02-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queer community sports leagues, by their sheer numbers, are changing the energy and space of school gyms and community recreational spaces. Some leagues are well-established – having been in existence for over twenty-five years – whereas others are relatively new, but their collective presence tells stories about the shifting dynamics of queer communities in Canada. Who's Coming Out to Play considers the potential of queer community sports to disrupt notions of the embodiment of gender and community, while maintaining an awareness of numerous factors that limit this potential. Exploring queer teams and leagues of varying sizes and from various locations, this book focuses on leagues that have previously identified as women's or lesbian and are now becoming trans and genderqueer inclusive. Queer community leagues are based in a commitment to community building, prioritizing fun, socializing, and inclusivity over competing or winning. As a result of these commitments, these spaces and the people who come to play in them reflect new ways of being in and with bodies, different ways of embodying gender, and new or different forms of engagement – notably distinct "rules of play" – within sporting arenas. Who's Coming Out to Play paints a vivid picture of the lived experiences of queer bodies in queer sporting spaces, exploring both the possibilities and the continued problems they face.

Re: Coming Out to Play

2016-05-31 Sports & Recreation

Author : Robbie Rogers
Release : 2016-05-31
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : 58X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Re: Coming Out to Play written by Robbie Rogers. This book was released on 2016-05-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his memoir, Coming Out To Play, Robbie Rogers told the story of his incredible journey from terrified teenager to a trailblazing out and proud professional soccer player for the L.A. Galaxy. Since it was published, he has recieved letters from countless readers from all walks of life, all across the world, telling him how he has given them hope and that after reading his story, they felt compelled to share their own. RE: Coming Out To Play is a collection of ten of these stories. They show both the acceptance and love that so many recieve as they come out, but also that there are many who still struggle with the fear that they will be rejected if they reveal the truth about themselves. This is why Rogers has collected these letters: to show those suffering in silence that they are not alone.

Andrew Strauss: Coming into Play - My Life in Test Cricket

2012-03-01 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Andrew Strauss
Release : 2012-03-01
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 127/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Andrew Strauss: Coming into Play - My Life in Test Cricket written by Andrew Strauss. This book was released on 2012-03-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On May 21, 2004, playing against New Zealand, Andrew Strauss wrote his name into the record books when he became only the fourth batsman to score a century at Lord's on his Test debut. He made 112 in the first innings and was only denied a historical second hundred when he was run out on 83 by Nasser Hussain. England went on to beat New Zealand 3-0 before returning to headquarters to welcome the West Indies, Strauss scoring 137 as the hosts laid the foundations for another whitewash. He then raised the bar again when touring the country of his birth, making three centuries in England's first win in South Africa in 40 years. This sensational start to his international career has ensured that he has been celebrated as a world-class opening batsman, and was voted Wisden's Cricketer of the Year 2005. In THE STORY SO FAR, Andrew Strauss looks back on his early cricketing days and astounding first year in Test cricket, and gives the inside story on what it is like to be part of an incredible England side fighting to overtake Australia as the number one cricketing nation. THE STORY SO FAR also includes his personal story of how England beat Australia in the 2005 Ashes Series, in which he played a major part.

Coming Out!

1975 American drama

Author : Jonathan Katz
Release : 1975
Genre : American drama
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Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Coming Out! written by Jonathan Katz. This book was released on 1975. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A documentary play about gay life and liberation in the U.S.A. Coming Out! is a documentary play adapted from autobiographical and historical accounts, fiction and poetry. The author especially wishes to thank those gay sisters and brothers without whose words there would be no Coming Out!

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