What do you do when you’re a gay high school track athlete and members of an opposing relay team say that “fags can’t race track”? Or when your coach says to a teammate, “You wouldn’t want to get beaten by some random homo”? These happened to Craig Cassey Jr. and he decided to write about it.
Craig is a senior at Penncrest High School in suburban Philadelphia and the latest openly gay high school athlete to start a blog. “Craig’s Gay Word” is a how-to guide on dealing with being an openly gay athlete, written with wit, style and great insight. His recent three-part post on “homophobic slurs and slang” is brilliantly done and well worth your time.
Keep reading HERE, and find the blog HERE.
Just wanted to say thanks for posting this Mark! I really appreciate the support
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