# 2023 National Book Festival: Sports & American Culture with R.K. Russell

R.K. Russell's sports life and personal life collided when he publicly identified as bisexual during his time in the NFL. In "The Yards Between Us," he aims to shorten the distance between LGBTQ+ professional athletes and American communities. He shares his experience struggling with the secret of his sexuality while on his path towards the NFL. Moderated by Roswell Encina.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2023
- By: National Book Festival (u.s.)
- Genres: Sports
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2025661378/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Adult profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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