An article in the University of North Carolina student newspaper looks at athletes and coaches coming out in college and afterwards. Here's an extract:
What about the environment at UNC? For that answer, I spoke to Associate Athletic Communications Director David Lohse, who came out in 1992. “The reception was astonishing. I have nothing but really positive things to say about how people treated me,” he said. “I’m proud of the place I work.”
A bisexual UNC athlete told me that he definitely had fears before coming out, but none of them were borne out. He was glad he did because it strengthened his relationship with his teammates and helped him to integrate his identity.
Read in full HERE.
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Coming out as an athlete at the University of North Carolina
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