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2014 | 58 | 1 | 155-167

Article title

From Keeping Silent to Coming Out - the Status of Sexual Minorities in Sports

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EN

Abstracts

EN
The article’s subject is the status of the homosexual minority in the world of sports, which-as one would assume-is a hetero-normative world. The author draws attention to the different situations of lesbians and gays in sports as a result both of the manner in which sports themselves are seen and of how femininity and masculinity in sports are viewed (certain types of sports activity are perceived as being masculine, and certain as being feminine). The attitudes of the male and female athletes themselves are described, as well as the attitude towards them in the sports environment and their perception in public opinion. The Gay Games, competitions for sexual minorities, are also presented, with their relation to mainstream (heterosexual) sports. Particular attention is paid to the ambiguous status of sexual minorities and various practices used within these milieus and towards them

Year

Volume

58

Issue

1

Pages

155-167

Physical description

Dates

published
2014-03-01
online
2014-07-26

Contributors

  • Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu

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Publication order reference

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YADDA identifier

bwmeta1.element.doi-10_2478_kultura-2014-0019
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