Out of bounds. (lesbianism in college basketball)(includes related article on how a woman college basketball coach lost her job and went to jail for falling in love with her woman player)

From: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbiannewsmagazine) | Date: March 18, 1997| Author: Schwartz, Harriet L. | Copyright information

Women's basketball remains hostile to lesbianism as pressure heightens at legitimizing women's team sports. Although many lesbians are entering college and numerous lesbian fans are asking for change, the National Collegiate Athletic Assn. is still an arena for homophobic practices.

Lesbians in college basketball have been pressured to play in the closet, but that could all be changing

In competitive team sports there are at least two givens: One is that players want to...

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