‘Dirty Little Secrets’ in Women’s Sports

Last month’s resignation of Louisiana State University’s women’s basketball coach amid allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct with her players has once again raised an issue that has long dogged women’s sports: the perceived prevalence of lesbian coaches. Some advocates for women’s athletics fear that the incident involving Pokey Chatman will have negative ramifications for female coaches and encourage the use of “negative recruiting” aimed at some coaches and programs.

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