The Reappearing Act: Coming Out as Gay on a College Basketball

The Reappearing Act: Coming Out as Gay on a College Basketball Team Led by Born-Again Christians

Itâ‚¬s hard enough coming out, but playing basketball for a nationally ranked school and trying to figure out your sexual identity in the closeted and paranoid world of big-time college sportsâ‚¬"thatâ‚¬s a challenge.

Kate Faganâ‚¬s love for basketball and for her religious teammates at the University of Colorado was tested by the gut-wrenching realization that she could no longer ignore the feelings of otherness inside her. In trying to blend in, Kate had created a hilariously incongruous world for herself in Boulder. Her best friends were part of Coloradoâ‚¬s Fellowship of Christian Athletes, where they ran weekly Bible studies and attended an Evangelical Free Church. For nearly a year, Kate joined them and learned all she could about Christianityâ‚¬"even holding their hands as they prayed for others â‚¬Å“living a sinful lifestyle.â‚¬Â Each time the issue of homosexuality arose, she felt as if a neon sign appeared over her head, with a giant arrow pointed downward. During these prayer sessions, she would often keep her eyes open, looking around the circle at the closed eyelids of her friends, listening to the earnestness of their words.

Kate didnâ‚¬t have a vocabulary for discussing who she really was and what she felt when she was younger; all she knew was that she had a secret. In The Reappearing Act, she brings the reader along for the ride as she slowly accepts her new reality and takes the first steps toward embracing her true self.
Country USA
Brand Skyhorse
Manufacturer Skyhorse
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2014-05-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781629142050

Country	USA
Brand	Skyhorse
Manufacturer	Skyhorse
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2014-05-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781629142050

The Reappearing Act: Coming Out as Gay on a College Basketball Team Led by Born-Again Christians

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