Is Sport the Final Frontier for Queer Acceptance?

Actors and athletes alike dress up and stage plays to entertain large audiences. Why is queerness so readily exhibited and accepted in the theater and still so taboo on the field? Can history show us how song and dance can break through the rigid heterosexuality ubiquitous in American sports? What if we made sport a place to play with gender and sexuality, and give voice to our authentic selves—to who we are as a people, community, nation, team? Theater-maker Taylor Mac and former NFL player, LGBTQ+ advocate, and singer Esera Tuaolo join Zócalo and ASU 365 Community Union for a conversation around song, sports, and making queer history. This program was co-presented by Zócalo Public Square and ASU 365 Community Union.

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Is Sport the Final Frontier for Queer Acceptance? is an episode from Zócalo Public Square by Zócalo Public Square.

This episode is 00:39:44 long.

This episode was published on Jan 27, 2025.

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