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kicks it into gear year-round
their inclusive organization.
sports organizations in the region.
“The arrival o f the Tim bers will definitely
“I have seen our numbers double in the time
strengthen soccer’s popularity here in Port
I have been with this club, especially in the
lines wrapping around the corner o f the Bagdad
land,” explains
president Lisa
number o f women participating,” says Wong,
Theater, the blathering o f nimble-footed com
Wong. “[Recently], we tried watching the game
noting that currently there are around 80
petition cloaking the sports bars. You’ve probably
at the local 4-4-2 Bar and we couldn’t even get
members. “The guys who started NetRippers
even seen the over-celebratory sways of passion
in, it was so packed! The advertisements all over
really made an effort two years ago to reach out
ate fans juking downtown with their gold-and-
town have done a tremendous job [of] keeping
and welcome female players; the number o f
green scarves whipping in the spring wind. It’s
soccer on everyone’s mind.”
women participating has tripled.”
You’ve seen the billboards. You’ve seen the
official: Soccer fever has hit Portland. And with
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NetRippers— Portland’s only soccer
The popularity o f the organization stems
the Portland Tim bers overflow o f new fans,
club for LGBTQ _players and friends— is into
from a gender-blind standpoint, as well as its
Portland’s NetRippers Football Club is already
its fifth year, and has slowly but steadily estab
encouragement o f players at all skill levels,
gearing up for the inevitable swell o f interest in
lished itself as one o f the most popular inclusive
whether “you were the captain for your high
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Education Network (G L S E N ) announced a
already signed on to help spread the word, the
values o f respect and inclusion for all team
new program aimed at providing a safer and
reach o f this critical program won’t be under
members, spanning differences such as race,
more inclusive environment for K-12 sports
wraps for long.
sexual orientation, gender identity and expres
and physical education departments in Am eri
“The launch o f the website is really just the
ca’s schools. Dubbed “Changing the Gam e:
beginning, and we’ve been thrilled so far with
Presgraves reports that so far, only a few
The G L S E N
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W hile announced just in time for the start o f
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the spring sports season, the program is still in
finally start looking internally about how it treats
but impactful step to make sports safe and in
its infancy, meaning the measure o f its influ
L G B T people and L G B T issues.”
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sion, and religion.
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Among the initial facets o f the G L S E N
Les Brown, co-chair o f G L S E N ’s Oregon
the program becomes more established. But
Sports Project is the Team Respect Challenge,
chapter, explains that though the program is
with all-star sports personalities like Billie Jean
which encourages sports teams and clubs to
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