How are LGBT people discriminated against in sport?
Individual athletes sometimes call LGBT people in athletics names, spread rumors about them, or encourage others to avoid contact with them. Coaches sometimes require LGBT athletes to keep their identities hidden, or try to encourage the athlete to change their sexual orientation. In extreme cases LGBT people in athletics are physically threatened or their property is vandalized. Some coaches or schools have policies that prohibit lesbians and gays from their teams or they do not give lesbians and gays fair treatment in playing time or coaching attention. Some college coaches play on the fears of high school recruits and their parents by spreading rumors about lesbians or gay men at other schools.
