The journalist and the gay teen athlete
We write about a lot of things in the Press Democrat’s sports department – injuries and illnesses, drugs and recovery, violence on and off the field. But a teenager’s sexuality? It seemed invasive.
We write about a lot of things in the Press Democrat’s sports department – injuries and illnesses, drugs and recovery, violence on and off the field. But a teenager’s sexuality? It seemed invasive.
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— Phil Barber