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Outspoken: A Journey from Olympic Athlete to Activist

By Betty Baxter
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By Betty Baxter
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A former Olympian recounts her experiences as a young gay athlete and coach in the 70s and 80s, turning discrimination into celebration.

When Betty Baxter was hired to coach the Canadian women’s volleyball team in 1980, she was met with a media frenzy as the first woman in the position. Then her career was cut short—Baxter was fired in January 1982 and tossed from volleyball at age twenty-nine because of rumours about her sexual orientation.

This personal memoir chronicles Baxter’s journey fr...

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