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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Breaking the silence: Northwestern’s LGBT athletes struggle to find their voices amid a lacking support system

Breaking the silence: Northwestern’s LGBT athletes struggle to find their voices amid a lacking support system

November 7, 2014

Tara Gordon did not want to be just another stereotype. For Gordon, a Northwestern field hockey player, coming out as lesbian would validate the stereotype that female athletes tend to identify as LGBT. “I...

Goodman: Blue Jays should set example for athletes and promote tolerance

September 26, 2012

Many athletes recently have adorned their eyeblack with symbolic messages, including areas codes, team logos and bible verse numbers (sported most famously by quarterback Tim Tebow). But on Sept. 15, Toronto...

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