She really worried that his siblings might not accept him, I worried that he might be destroyed

May 04, 2010 10:24

#42: Jocks: True Stories of America's Gay Male Athletes by Dan Woog:

“There are a lot of bad things about athletics everywhere,” Patrick says. “Starting with Little League or Pop Warner, there’s this concept that to be a man is to be an athlete, to be an athlete is to be strong, and to be strong you have to have a certain attitude.” …Still, he played the jock role; he walked the walk and talked the talk of a stud.

Synopsis: A collection of profiles of gay male athletes in America and the school systems that made or broke them.

Over here at Three Dollar Bill Reviews.

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