Sportsdykes: Stories from on and Off the Field

by Susan Fox Rogers (Editor)

A literary anthology that explores, defines, and celebrates the lesbian sports experience--from softball to ice hockey--Sportsdykes vividly reveals the life of the "girl jock" in 30 pieces that cover the politics of sports, homophobia, the zest of competition, and the steamy eroticism that lesbian sports can generate.

Genres: Nonfiction, Sports, Anthologies, Queer

239 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1994

About the author

I am the author of MY REACH: A HUDSON RIVER MEMOIR, to be published by Cornell University Press in September 2011. In this memoir, I explore the Hudson River from my kayak. As I encounter snapping turtles and great blue heron, visit crumbling ice houses and cement factories, you will learn about the rich natural and built history of this river. In the process I also tell my own story of family and loss.
In addition to MY REACH, I am the editor of eleven book anthologies including Solo: On Her Own Adventure, Going Alone: Women's Adventures in the Wild and Alaska Passages: 20 Voices from Above the 54th Parallel, and Antarctica: Life on the Ice. I teach creative writing at Bard College--the creative essay, nature writing and a course on the Hudson. I live in the village of Tivoli."

Reviews

[Kiana Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

as the title would indicate, this book was even gayer than girljock. highlight for me was the supposedly fictional lesbian softball team from northampton that believed calling for the ball was patriarchal and took breaks for emotional processing during practices. the confluence of sexuality and gender and sports and history that i’ve been longing for 👍

[Althea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some fun stories in here but didn't love the really repetitive section that was just stories about Martina Navratilova over and over again!

[Hannah Stewart · Rating 4 out of 5]

very fun short stories but one or two were kinda flop/ didn’t care for the vibe.

[Genevieve Cohen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Two of the greatest joys in life combined into one book: being gay and playing sports. I would recommend this book to everyone.