Committee On Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Concerns- LGBT

Purpose
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To explore ways to provide education, information and training to the N4A members so that they can assist and support Student Athletes. To serve as an ally and resource to LGBT Professionals and the Association.

LGBT in the news...
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• Everybody is Important
• A Positive Influence
• September 23, 2009 - Baltimore Raven backs same-sex marriage
• Ability is the issue -- not orientation
• Young and Out on the field - LA Times
• The Brilliant Life of Anthony Castro
• Outside the Arc: Swoopes comes out, in her words
• Andrew Goldstein: "Now I get to be like everybody else"
• The OutField: Slamming the Door on Negative Recruiting
• Three Dollar Bill
• Amaechi becomes first NBA player to come out
• Mavs owner Cuban says gay player would be rich hero
• Amaechi calls positive to news he's gay
• Goalie comes out, reveals double life
• Division I Softball Coach Comes Out

Resources
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Fearless Photo Campaign
Photographer Jeff Sheng’s goal was to create portraits of student-athletes that spoke of their athleticism and courage, and for an intimate and intense connection to be shown by having the athlete stare directly back at the viewer while simultaneously being exhausted from working out.  He also wanted to challenge the way most athletes are stereotypically photographed, and my aim was to create a more honest and authentic way of looking at these young people who also identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender.

It Takes a Team
* Reasons why we should make athletics safe for LGBT athletes and coaches
* Assessing the athletic climate for LGBT people
* Being an ally: actions administrators, coaches and athletes can take
* LGBT athletes' rights

www.hrc.org
The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality.

Pat Griffin
* Reasons why we should make athletics safe for LGBT athletes and coaches
* Assessing the athletic climate for LGBT people
* Being an ally: actions administrators, coaches and athletes can take
* LGBT athletes' rights

Point Foundation: The National LGBT Scholarship Fund
Point Foundation provides financial support, mentoring, leadership training and hope to meritorious students who are marginalized due to sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

PFLAG (www.pflag.org)
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) is a national non-profit organization with over 200,000 members and supporters and over 500 affiliates in the United States. This vast grassroots network is cultivated, resourced and serviced by the PFLAG national office, located in Washington, D.C., the national Board of Directors and 13 Regional Directors.

Our Group
Our Group is an outreach, support and advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) high school and college student-athletes and allies. It serves as a network to connect LGBT student-athletes with other LGBT student-athletes. Our Group is also dedicated to educating athletes, coaches and fans so that the sports community is an accepting one for ALL athletes, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

The Gay & Lesbian Athletics Foundation
To the acceptance and visibility of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender men and women in the professional, amateur, and recreational athletics communities. The Foundation promotes recognition, understanding and respect among ALL members of the athletics community regardless of sexual orientation, through support and education for a fair and inclusive environment. The Foundation also promotes positive role models and healthy lifestyles for society at-large.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
To promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

The Project to Eliminate Homophobia in Sport
The Project is a collaborative effort involving seven leading national organizations and with it's mission to create an educated public that respects all athletes and sports-affiliated personnel regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity/expressions.

Discourse: The Forum for Gay Athletes
Is an outlet and a resource for anyone who has an interest in GLBT people and sport. The objective is to create an in-depth dialogue, maintained by the athletes and participants themselves, and by doing so, to promote complete acceptance for gay people who are involved in sport.

Videos
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N4A LGBT YouTube Channel
"We are all equal" Commerical - Windows Media (WMV) File - 895KB

Committee
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Chair

Megan Watson
Wright State University
Athletic Academic Advisor
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton, OH 45435-0001
megan.watson@wright.edu
Phone: 937-775-2384

Co-Chair