Abstract
The significant initiative of the You Can Play Project is promoting acceptance of queer folks in sporting spaces. Currently in development, the YCP community-based program strives to impact the culture of sports for young people — particularly at the youth, high school and college levels — and to make sport more inclusive for the queer community. Influencing sport culture includes explicitly changing the knowledge, attitude and behavior of cisgender athletes. The YCP program will support parents, coaches, administrators and other leaders with direct impact on the athlete experience in its work to promote an inclusive sports environment. YCP will support athletes by providing a social network where they can learn and connect. The project will publicly recognize coaches, schools and other organizations who demonstrate a commitment to inclusion. Creating local access to information — including confidential advising — and other resources is a crucial initiative, as is building lesson plans for health teachers at partner schools with video introductions from high-profile athletes. A YCP partnership, advocated on the You Can Play Project social media accounts, could help youth organizations blueprint successful Pride events. Developing step-by-step reference guides and internship programs facilitated by an academic partnership will help examine and endorse tolerance with radical visibility.
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