Fair Play: How LGBT Athletes Are Claiming Their Rightful Place in Sports - Softcover

"Fair Play presents LGBT history and shows how far the movement has come. It's also an important scrapbook of past and present-day gay athletes who have bravely tested America's social climate and come out, even when their careers were at risk."
--Bay Area Reporter

"Zeigler shares the stories of those athletes who are working to bust through the prejudices and stereotypes, including NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin, transgender MMA fighter Fallon Fox, and NFL hopeful Michael Sam. This book is one part history and one part anthem, and will resonate with anyone who has played on a team but not felt a part of one."
--Literary Hub

"It's hard not to be fascinated with what's definitely not your usual game coverage. Zeigler is a nationally known sports writer and this book is filled with insider peeks, big-name examples, astonishing incidents and up-and-comer encouragement."
--Washington Blade

"Lack of acceptance, argues Zeigler, is more likely to come from teammates, owners, and others inside sports organizations. Using his access to athletes, managers, and coaches--something that teams often go to absurd lengths to restrict--he picks apart the homophobic inner worlds of amateur and professional sports."
--Gay & Lesbian Review

"If sports are your thing, then Fair Play by Cyd Zeigler should be on your roster. Zeigler, an authority on sports and the LGBT community, looks at LGBT athletes, the issues they face, and the myths they have the power to dispel. You'll read about three in-the-news gay athletes, and how gay and lesbian sports participants will one day change the current level of acceptance of LGBTQ players in the game."
--Washington Blade, Spring Arts 2016 preview

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"Zeigler masterfully informs about LGBT sports history while motivating the reader to help foster progress."
--Roanoke Times

"The most important book you read this year. A clear-headed exploration of the integration of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender athletes into the world of mainstream sports, it...should be required reading for anyone involved in playing, coaching and administering organized athletics at any level."
--Isthmus

"Long regarded as a leading voice in the space, Zeigler has written the definitive book on LGBT issues in sports. By turns informative, insightful, poignant, and (rightly) impatient, Zeigler shows how LGBT attitudes in sports mirror the broader cultural shift--and how sometimes they don't."
--Jon Wertheim, executive editor of Sports Illustrated

"Cyd Zeigler is right: courage is contagious. Sometimes all it takes is knowing others have come before and prevailed to spark a personal revelation and create another ally. More and more coaches, athletes, and fans are ready to embrace their LGBT teammates, even if--truth be told--there is still a lot of work to be done to change engrained mindsets and behaviors within sports at every level."
--John E. Amaechi, former NBA player

"Fair Play is an essential read and one that is desperately needed to help break down stereotypes and myths with LGBT athletes and the community at large. There is still so much work to be done, but Zeigler and many of the brave athletes he chronicles--gay and straight--are literally helping to save lives."
--Amy K. Nelson, award-winning sports journalist

"Cyd Zeigler has to be listed among the great pioneers for making it possible for LGBT Americans to come out in the sporting world. His writing is filled with passion, insights, and a deep belief in equality. Fair Play fills a void of a critical part of LGBT history and we are fortunate that Zeigler has told it with such power and grace."
--David Mixner, coauthor of Brave Journeys: Profiles in Gay and Lesbian Courage