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Sport and Society: Homosexuality and Hypermasculinity

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Tuesday, April 29, 2003

Eric "Gumby" Anderson, author of Trailblazing: America's First Openly Gay Track Coach, gives a provocative talk on the rise of misogyny and homophobia and its expression within the culture of sports. Are you a football fan? Find out why "Coach Gumby" thinks football should be done away with. This lecture is part of [First National Gay and Lesbian Athletic Conference](http://glaf.org/) held at MIT.

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Coach Eric Gumby Anderson came out as the nation's first openly gay track coach. He is the author of *Trailblazing: The True Story of American's First Openly Gay Track Coach*. Currently, he teaches Men and Masculinities and the Sociology of Sport at UC Irvine, where he studies like issues.
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