NEVIN CAPLE
If Nevin Caple has her way, inequality in sports will be a thing of the past. The Brooklyn resident is: a founding member of the Nike LGBT Sports Coalition; on the Wade Trophy Committee for women´s college basketball; and a co-founder and the executive director of Br{ache the Silence, a campaign aiming to stop discrimination against queer and female athletes and coaches. The campaign provides a number of valuable resources, including diversity consulting. Among its projects is the Tour of Champions, which encourages Division I, II and III national champion student-athletes and coaches to make a video about queer acceptance in women´s sports. As part of the Tour, Caple co-produced a 13-minute online public service announcement called All In, starring Paralympian Stephanie Wheeler, Hall of Fame coach Lin Dunn and Olympian Jennifer Molina. “When [Colleen McCaffrey and I] founded BTS in 2011 we didn´t set out to speak for the sports community,” says Caple, “but rather give coaches, athletic administrators and student-athletes a platform to speak for themselves. The community is responding in such a positive and powerful way, changing the narrative about what it means to be strong and athletic and a woman.” -GH
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