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Robbie Rogers became America’s first openly gay professional soccer player in 2013. By Longbomb (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Todd confronts his soccer coach over a bully teammate. He asks: if the racist “N” word is forbidden, why is a homophobic player allowed to spout the “F” insult?
National “No Name-Calling Week” was observed nation-wide in schools in January. Learn how children’s author James Howe became an inspiration for the movement.