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{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{for|the American author|Betty Baxter Anderson}}
{{Infobox person
|birth_place= [[Brooks, Alberta|Brooks]], [[Alberta]]
|birth_date={{birth year and age|1952}}
|occupation=athlete, activist and politician
|known_for=CIAU coach of the year; Canadian national volleyball team coach
|alma_mater=[[University of Alberta]]
}}
'''Betty Baxter''' (born 1952)<ref name=pride>"A matter of pride; Firing for being gay, Betty Baxter turned political; now she's out to win B.C. riding for federal NDP". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', August 17, 1992.</ref> is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] athlete, activist and politician. Baxter was once a school trustee for the Sunshine Coast District 46 in [[British Columbia]].{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

Baxter was a member of the [[Canada women's national volleyball team|women's national volleyball team]] at the [[1976 Summer Olympics]],<ref name=pride/> and was later named the team's head coach in 1979.<ref name=roundup>"Sports roundup: Volleyball". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', November 27, 1979.</ref> Prior to being named coach of the national team, Baxter was a women's volleyball coach at the [[University of Ottawa]],<ref name=roundup/> and was named the [[Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union]]'s coach of the year.

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]].<ref>"Gay sports figures discuss homophobia ; 'What I do in my bedroom is my business'". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', June 22, 1999.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outsports.com/2011/8/30/4051752/moment-34-canadian-volleyball-coach-betty-baxter-fired-amidst-rumors|title=Moment #34: Canadian volleyball coach Betty Baxter fired amidst rumors she is a lesbian|last=Zeigler|first=Cyd|date=2011-08-30|website=Outsports|access-date=2019-09-16}}</ref> Baxter was not actually out as lesbian at the time, but subsequently came out and served as a board member of the [[1990 Gay Games]] in [[Vancouver]].<ref>"Vancouver hosts the third and largest Gay Games". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', August 6, 1990.</ref> She also cofounded the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport and the National Coaching School for Women. Baxter subsequently worked as a professional volleyball coach.

Baxter ran as a [[New Democratic Party]] candidate in [[Vancouver Centre]] in the [[1993 Canadian federal election|1993 federal election]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Lesbian candidate for the NDP [Betty Baxter acclaimed in June as federal NDP candidate for Vancouver Centre |publisher=[[Perceptions (magazine)|Perceptions]] |date=July 29, 1992}}</ref> in a high-profile race against [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Kim Campbell]], but was not elected. Baxter later was elected as a school trustee in 2011.

==Electoral record==
{{1993 Canadian federal election/Vancouver Centre}}

==References==
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Betty Baxter - Revision history

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