Cultural constraints: experiencing same-sex attraction in sport and dance

David Carless

doi:10.1007/978-94-6209-410-9_4

Cultural constraints: experiencing same-sex attraction in sport and dance

David Carless^*

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Abstract

Recent years have seen several high profile men in sport publicly identify themselves as gay. The list includes the likes of Mark Tewkesbury (swimming), John Amaechi (basketball), Gareth Thomas (rugby), Stephen Davies (cricket), Anton Hysen (football) and Matthew Mitcham (diving). These announcements are significant given the historical and cultural backdrop of sport, which Eric Anderson (2005, p. 7) suggests, “remains a bastion of hegemonic masculinity, homophobia, and misogyny.”

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Contemporary British Autoethnography
Editors	Nigel P. Short, Lydia Turner, Alec Grant
Place of Publication	Rotterdam
Publisher	Sense Publishers
Pages	49-61
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9789462094109
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-410-9_4
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Studies in Professional Life and Work
Publisher	Sense

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality

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Cultural constraints: experiencing same-sex attraction in sport and dance

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