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OCTOBER 21. 2011
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Just Doing It
Nike LGBT & Friends Network observes
National Coming Out Day
As part of a slew of countrywide events celebrating National Coming Out
Day, Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton played host to a week of educa­
tional LGBT activities, culminating in the LGBT &. Friends Network NCOD
Event Thursday, October 13.
Three exhibits on the main campus focused on the importance of LGBT
allies, spotlighting statements from senior company leaders. The finale came
October 13, when the LGBT & Friends Network held an employee lunch and
community event featuring key speakers. Special guests included Jessica Men­
doza, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and Game Changer Athlete for the
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN); Hudson Taylor,
wrestling coach at Columbia University and founder of Athlete Ally; and Pat
Griffin, professor of social justice education at the University of Massachu­
setts, as well as the director of the Amherst Project for Changing the Game
for GLSEN.
The Nike-GLSEN link is the result of the organization’s recent partnership
via GLSEN’s Changing the Game project, which is working to end homopho­
bia in sports in school grades K-12.
During the event, GLSEN Oregon was awarded a $14,000 grant to support
two trainings for K-12 coaches and physical education teachers on making
athletics inclusive of all students, regardless of their sexual orientation or gen­
der identity. GLSEN’s national arm received a check for $18,000 from the
sale of the 2011 Nike Pride T-shirts to support the continued work of the
Changing the Game project across the country. JW
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