SPORTS

Finding acceptance as a gay volleyball coach.

Shawn McLaughlin came out as gay his freshman year of college, and he felt embraced as a college men’s volleyball player by his teammates. But then he became a college volleyball coach. “[It’s harder] as a coach, definitely as a coach,” McLaughlin said. “As a coach, there are some land mines.”

5 THINGS TO KNOW

LGBT seniors keep sexuality quiet in retirement communities.

Christopher Ross and Allan Keech, both 68, are longtime partners who are approaching a time in their lives when, as Ross puts it, “it’s important to know our neighbors.” They face the normal vulnerabilities of aging – such as health challenges – but as members of the LGBT community, they also must cope with a legacy of discrimination that often makes finding a community of elders difficult for them.

A & E

LGBT photographs the highlight at the NY Art Book fair.

The most alluring aspect of the New York Art Book fair is the sheer variety of innovative art publications represented from over 28 countries. Everything from a zine to a comic book will be available for purchase from booksellers, antiquarians, artists, institutions and independent publishers.