Queer Voices from the Locker Room

ISBN-13: 9781681239095 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 162 str.

Cu-Hullan Tsuyoshi McGivern;Paul Chamness Miller

Opis

The editors intended for this volume to provide queer and ally athletes a space to have a voice and share the experiences that have been significant in their identity as an athletic member of the LGBT community. To that end, this book is a collection of autobiographical short stories of LGBT athletes and their experiences in sports and athletics, some who are publicly out and some who are not. Based on the narratives collected, the book is organized around themes that illustrate various perspectives and the power that sport can play in 1) finding one's true identity, 2) bridging communities, and 3) challenging gender norm stereotypes. The goal of this book is to help change the expectations of what it means to be a successful athlete and promote greater inclusivity of LGBT athletes. Providing the space for these voices to be heard will help to pave the way for a non?discriminating sporting environment, allow LGBT athletes to focus on their given sport without any distractions, and enable these athletes to live an authentic life without having to hide their true identity.

Spis treści

• From Playing Field to Locker Room: Challenging Homophobia in Athletics
• SECTION I: IDENTITY AND SELF?PERCEPTION. The Two Sides of “Run, Faggot, Run!”
• Chronicles Inside and Outside of the Softball Dugout
• It Was a Good Day if I Wasn’t Called a Queer, a Faggot, or a Sissy: Reflections of a Male Figure Skater Turned Scholar
• Which Came First? Reflections on the Complexities of Being an Athlete and a Lesbian
• The Voices of Love
• SECTION II: COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT.My (Athletic) Life
• The Bi?Cultural Volleyball Diaries: A Tale of Teamwork in Two Countries
• Locker Room, Sexuality, and (Queering) Sports: A Testimonial
• Out of the Closet and Coaching
• Evolution of an Ally
• No Marta, Just UglyBetty: Soccer in Southern Brazil
• SECTION III: CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES AND GENDER NORMS. A Sissy Speaks to Gym Teachers: How I was Formed and Deformed by Toxic Masculinity
• Learning Masculinity: Experiences of a Gay Boxer
• No OneTalks to Me in the Locker Room
• Just Keep Swimming: Intersection of Non?Binary and Athlete
• Cut Both Ways: On Being Simultaneously Out and Not Out in Ballet
• Conclusion.
• Weaving the Stories Together
• Biographies.