Queer Voices from the
Locker Room

A Volume in:

Research in Queer Studies

Series Editors:

Paul Chamness Miller
Hidehiro Endo

Akita International University

Research in Queer Studies

Series Editors:

Paul Chamness Miller
Hidehiro Endo
Akita International University

Queering Classrooms: Personal Narratives and
Educational Practices to Support LGBTQ Youth in Schools (2016)
Erin A. Mikulec and Paul Chamness Miller

Pólvora, sangre y sexo: Dialogismos contemporáneos entre la
literatura y el cine en América Latina (2014)
Assen Kokalov

Queer Voices from the Classroom (2013)
Hidehiro Endo and Paul Chamness Miller

(In)Security, Intersectionality, and (In)visibility:
Personal Essays by Asian/American Queers/Men (In development)
Hidehiro Endo, Paul Chamness Millerand Nicholas Daniel Hartlep

Queer Affective Literacy:
Fostering Critical Emotional Sensibilities in the Classroom (In development)
Justin P. Jiménez and Nicholas-Brie Guarriello

Queering the Deep South: Research on Queer Studies and
LGBTQ Lives in the U.S. Southeast (In development)
Kamden K. Strunk

Queer Voices from the
Locker Room

Edited by

Cu-Hullan Tsuyoshi McGivern

Paul Chamness Miller

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Contents

1. From Playing Field to Locker Room: Challenging Homophobia in Athletics 1

Cu-Hullan Tsuyoshi McGivern and Paul Chamness Miller

Section 1

Identity and Self-Perception

2. The Two Sides of “Run, Faggot, Run!” 9

Gerald Walton

3. Chronicles Inside and Outside of the Softball Dugout 17

Oscar Espinoza-Parra

4. It Was a Good Day if I Wasn’t Called a Queer, a Faggot, or a Sissy: Reflections of a Male Figure
Skater Turned Scholar 27

William Bridel

5. Gay Rights in the Locker Room 35

Frank Hernandez

6. Which Came First? Reflections on the Complexities of Being an Athlete and a Lesbian 41

Vicki A. Vescio

7. The Voices of Love 49

J. Franklin

Section 2

Community and Support

8. My (Athletic) Life 57

Nancy Goldberger

9. The Bi-Cultural Volleyball Diaries: A Tale of Teamwork in Two Countries 63

Dominic Abordo

10. Locker Room, Sexuality, and (Queering) Sports:
A Testimonial 71

Wagner Xavier De Camargo

11. Out of the Closet and Coaching 77

Nick Clark

12. Evolution of an Ally 85

Robert Greim

13. No Marta, Just Ugly Betty: Soccer in Southern Brazil 93

Claudia Samuel Kessler

Section 3

Challenging Stereotypes and Gender Norms

14. A Sissy Speaks to Gym Teachers: How I was Formed and
Deformed by Toxic Masculinity 103

Jeff Sapp

15. Learning Masculinity: Experiences of a Gay Boxer 111

Benjamin R. Weiss

16. No One Talks to Me in the Locker Room 119

Chaz Barracks

17. Just Keep Swimming: Intersection of Non-Binary and Athlete 127

G Ryan

18. Cut Both Ways: On Being Simultaneously Out and
Not Out in Ballet 133

Asher Taylor-Dawson

Conclusion

19. Weaving the Stories Together 143

Paul Chamness Miller and Cu-Hullan Tsuyoshi McGivern

Biographies 149

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