Gay and Lesbian Athletics Foundation

The Gay and Lesbian Athletics Foundation (GLAF) is a non-profit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States. Its purpose is to increase acceptance and visibility of LGBT athletes in the professional, amateur, and recreational athletics communities.

GLAF Executive Director O. Mac Chinsomboon describes the group's objectives:

"Our goals are twofold: One, create a community of gay athletes who can communicate with each other regularly. Two, help cultivate an environment in sports in which athletes are accepted and respected without regard to their sexual orientation. In the process, we help to create positive role models for the society at large."

GLAF's advisory board includes many prominent gay and lesbian athletes, including tennis player Billie Jean King, former NFL players Dave Kopay and Esera Tuaolo, former Major League Baseball player Billy Bean, Olympian gold medalists Bruce Hayes and Mark Tewksbury, and triathlete Christopher Bergland.

External links

Gay & Lesbian Athletics Foundation — official website

LGBT in Massachusetts

History

Rights

Court cases	Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Group of Boston (1995) Goodridge v. Department of Public Health (2003) Cook v. Gates (2008) Gill v. Office of Personnel Management (2013) Massachusetts v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (2013) Barrett v. Fontbonne Academy (2015)

Organizations

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Gay and Lesbian Athletics Foundation

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