Dad on teen athlete’s son’s coming out: ‘A liberation for all of us’
Dad on teen athlete’s son’s coming out: ‘A liberation for all of us’
Editor’s note: A month ago, we ran the first-person coming out story by high school volleyball player Galen Dodd. His father, Ian, wrote us a week later and then gave us permission to reprint his letter. We seldom hear from parents about how their child’s coming out affected them and thought Ian Dodd’s letter would provide some insight.
Dear Jim and Cyd:
Outsports.com posted a story by my son, Galen Dodd, about his experiences of coming out to his friends, family and volleyball teammates. You noted that Galen, at 15, was probably the youngest contributor who had submitted a coming out story to your publication.
I just wanted to tell you about some of the responses to his story we have all gotten this week. And the good news is the responses have been unanimously positive.
http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2011/11/29/dad-on-teen-athletes-sons-coming-out-a-liberation-for-all-of-us/
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