A Conversation on Identity, Inclusion & Diversity in Sports (1)
jue 11 de nov
|EAGLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Join No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, Kate Fagan, for a conversation about the pressures of growing up LGBTQ+ in sports.
Time & Location
11 nov 2021, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
EAGLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, 641 Valley Rd, Gypsum, CO 81637, USA
Guests
About the Event
Join No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, Kate Fagan, for a conversation about the pressures of growing up LGBTQ+ in sports. It’s hard enough coming out, but playing basketball for a nationally ranked school and trying to figure out your sexual identity in the closeted and paranoid world of big-time college sports—that’s a challenge. Listen as Kate shares her struggles as a high-performance athlete and how identity has played a role in her career at ESPN and as an award-winning author. Learn how to make the world easier for our kids to take the first step toward embracing their true selves.
Presenter Kate Fagan - Emmy-award winning journalist and the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of What Made Maddy Run, Kate has won numerous awards, had a career at ESPN and wrote a coming-of-age memoir, The Reappearing Act, which is about coming out while playing basketball at…