Golf has been one of the fastest growing sports internationally for the past twenty years. It is a high profile sport in the developed world, with plenty of media attention, glamour, prominent athletes, sponsors, and money. Players include amateurs and professionals who range across all age groups and demographics. It is fascinating to look at the participation of the LGBTQ community in this sport because there are several contradictions. On one hand, there are no out gay professional golfers.
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Last weekend I went to the Dinah, as we lesbians call it. For those of you who don't know, the Dinah Shore Weekend in Palm Springs is the biggest lesbian party of the year -- our spring break, if you will. I'd been to the Dinah a bunch, but always for the golf and never for the parties cough , loser, cough. Well, this year I'm single, so I thought, "What the hell? Here are my highlights, in no particular order:.
When Rosie Jones turned pro in it was a very different world. And Anderson Cooper would not publicly come out as gay for another 30 years. Being lesbian on the LPGA was an open secret, but a secret nonetheless. As Mel Reid has shown, that is no longer the case. There was a time when players feared fan reaction, wondered what it might mean for endorsement deals and were told in worried whispers that tournaments might lose sponsors if players were openly gay.