A bit of perspective on Swoopes and the long view, as Mechelle Voepel adds her (most valuable) two cents.

My favorite term from the article is "cloak of the vague" as in many Lesbian coaches:

wrapped themselves in the "cloak of the vague" that remains to this day. Publicly, many opt to be seen as sexless schoolmarm-types way too busy figuring out stuff like defensive schemes to have personal lives.

Go read the whole thing.