Queering Sports

Queering Sports

I never tell people I’m queer the first time we meet. And never before have I had a class where that’s the topic for the whole day. It was nice to talk about it and I felt fully comfortable talking about it. Having class in an empty gym was definitely a more relaxed environment than of a cage of a classroom.

I felt more relaxed this day, compared to the first two classes. I got to engage on a more personal level with my classmates. The ice breaker games gets less and less exciting. As a social work student, I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve done these icebreakers the past few years.
They do break the ice, though.

I got asked what being queer means to me. Being queer means being able to love whoever I want and being able to be myself.

Rachel McKinnon

The first transgender world track cycling champion by placing first at the UCI Women’s Masters Track World Championship for the women's 35–44 age bracket.

Black Power salute 1968 Olympics

Colin Kaepernick is best known for kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racial inequality in the United States.

During the workshop I've gained knowledge about athletes who are also political activists. Together with my group, we googled these athletes to get to know more about them.