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Betty Baxter
Born1952 (age 73–74)
Brooks, Alberta
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
OccupationsAthlete, activist and politician
Known forVolleyball coaching

Betty Baxter (born 1952)[1] is a Canadian athlete, activist and politician. Baxter was once a school trustee for the Sunshine Coast District 46 in British Columbia.[2]

Baxter was a member of the Canadian women's national volleyball team at the 1976 Summer Olympics,[1] and was later named the team's head coach in 1979.[3] Prior to being named coach of the national team, Baxter was a women's volleyball coach at the University of Ottawa,[3] and was named the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union's coach of the year in 1980.[4]

However, she was fired from that role in 1982 for a variety of reasons, one of which was speculation about her sexuality after the media began to report rumours that she was lesbian.[5][6] Baxter was not actually out as lesbian at the time, but subsequently came out and cofounded the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport and the National Coaching School for Women,[7] and served as a board member of the 1990 Gay Games in Vancouver.[8]

Baxter ran as a New Democratic Party candidate in Vancouver Centre in the 1993 federal election,[9] in a high-profile race against Prime Minister Kim Campbell,[10] but was not elected. Baxter later was elected as a school trustee in 2011.[11]

Electoral record

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1993 Canadian federal election: Vancouver Centre
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHedy Fry19,31031.19+8.38
Progressive ConservativeKim Campbell15,51025.05−12.19
ReformIan Isbister10,80817.46+16.08
New DemocraticBetty Baxter9,39715.18−21.63
NationalThorsten Ewald4,9497.99–
Natural LawJohn Cowhig6431.04–
GreenImtiaz Popat5860.95+0.14
Christian HeritageDarren Lowe2420.39–
LibertarianTunya Audain2200.36+0.11
IndependentBrian Godzilla Gnu Salmi1140.18–
IndependentScott Adams830.13−0.07
Commonwealth of CanadaLucille Boikoff250.04–
IndependentPeter C. Nuthall240.04–
Total valid votes 61,911100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +10.28

References

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  1. 1 2 "A matter of pride". The Gazette. August 17, 1992. pp. 3, 7.
  2. ↑ Woodrooffe, Sophie (28 September 2018). "Leading the Charge: Sunshine Coast's Schools Go Photovoltaic". The Tyee. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  3. 1 2 "Sports roundup". The Globe and Mail. November 27, 1979. p. 43.
  4. ↑ Woodrooffe, Sophie (2021-02-25). "Betty Baxter inducted into Hall of Fame". Coast Reporter. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  5. ↑ Ho, Tanya (22 June 1999). "Gay sports figures discuss homophobia". Toronto Star. p. C10.
  6. ↑ Zeigler, Cyd (2011-08-30). "Moment #34: Canadian volleyball coach Betty Baxter fired amidst rumors she is a lesbian". Outsports. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  7. ↑ Timpf, Lisa (February 9, 2026). "Outspoken: A Journey from Olympic Athlete to Activist by Betty Baxter". The Seaboard Review of Books. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
  8. ↑ "Vancouver hosts the third and largest Gay Games". The Globe and Mail. August 6, 1990.
  9. ↑ "Lesbian candidate for the NDP". Vol. 10, no. 5. Perceptions. July 29, 1992.
  10. ↑ "Not a shoe-in". Vol. 11, no. 3. Perceptions. April 21, 1993.
  11. ↑ "Betty Baxter". Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
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