Media and the Coming Out of Gay Male Athletes in American Team Sports

2019 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-250
Author(s):  
Kyle R. King
Keyword(s):  
Coming Out ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Gay Male

scholarly journals Gay male athletes’ coming-out stories on Outsports.com

2020 ◽  
pp. 101269022096935
Author(s):  
Adam J White ◽  
Rory Magrath ◽  
Luis Emilio Morales
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Sports Teams ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Gay Male ◽  
The World ◽  
Lgbt Community

For two decades, Outsports.com – the world’s first website dedicated to the LGBT+ community’s experiences in sport – has provided sexual minority athletes with the opportunity to share their stories. In this research, we examine the published coming-out narratives of 60 out gay male athletes across a variety of different sports. Our analysis indicates that, prior to coming-out, many of these athletes felt the need to adopt an identity predicated on masculine stereotypes, thus distancing themselves from homosexuality. Upon coming-out to teammates, however, most of these athletes experienced acceptance and inclusivity which, in turn, led to improved health and wellbeing. Additionally, we document the changing nature of homosexually themed language on these men’s sports teams. Finally, we recognize the importance of mediums such as Outsports in providing athletes across the world the opportunity to share their coming-out stories. Accordingly, this research advances a body of evidence documenting sport’s growing inclusivity for the LGBT+ community.

A Case Study on Message-Board and Media Framing of Gay Male Athletes on a Politically Liberal Web Site

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 500-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward M. Kian
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Media Framing ◽  
The United States ◽  
Message Board ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Message Boards

In 2013–14, Jason Collins and Michael Sam became the first 2 athletes from the 4 most popular professional leagues in the United States to publicly come out as gay during their playing careers. U.S. men’s pro team sports have historically been arenas where hegemonic masculinity flourishes and open homosexuality is nearly nonexistent. However, these athletes came out during a period when sexual minorities had won numerous civil rights and were gaining acceptance by a majority of Americans, particularly those who self-identify as politically liberal. A textual analysis examined framing of Collins’s and Sam’s coming out in articles published on the liberal political Web site MSNBC.com. Focus was placed on how these athletes, homosexuality, and masculinity were framed in the corresponding message-board comments posted in response to these articles. Five primary themes emerged from the data, showing that acceptable forms of masculinities and homosexuality in sport remain contested terrains, even on liberal message boards.

Coming-Out Experiences of a Gay Male Volleyball Player

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Mullin ◽  
James E. Leone ◽  
Suzanne Pottratz
Keyword(s):  
Sport Psychology ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Athletic Performance ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Exploratory Case Study ◽  
Gay Male ◽  
Volleyball Player

A small but growing body of research has investigated the experience of gay male athletes “coming out” in sport, a historically homophobic environment. In this exploratory case study, the experiences of “Mark,” a male volleyball player who came out prior to a championship season, were examined using social identity perspective and athletic identity theory as the frameworks for analysis. Data sources included interviews with Mark, interviews with informants, and Mark’s social-media posts. A narrative of Mark’s coming-out experience was developed and explored in light of the theoretical frameworks, and 2 themes emerged from the data: gay athlete as a (dis)qualifier and “It’s not about the skills, it’s about the attitude,” which explores Mark’s psychological development and its relationship with athletic performance. Implications and strategies for sport psychology consultants working with gay male athletes are discussed.

Perceptions of Masculinity among Male Varsity Rugby Players at Queen’s

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Sheasgreen
Keyword(s):  
Social Power ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Athletic Administrators ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
University Campuses ◽  
Masculine Norms ◽  
The Social ◽  
Varsity Athletes ◽  
Sexual Cultures ◽  
Rugby Players

Existing literature on the topic of sport and masculinity has suggested that male varsity athletes model more hegemonic masculine norms (Messner, 2002). In fact, athletic participation has been found to be a predictor of misogynistic and homophobic attitudes (Steinfeldt et al., 2011). It has been argued that these attitudes are further enforced by the fact that the social power possessed by male athletes receives institutional support, which can in turn influence the social and sexual cultures on university campuses (Sanday, 2007). Contact team sports have a reputation for reinforcing hegemonic masculinity more than other sports do (Messner, 2002). Rugby is a particularly aggressive and male-dominated sport (Maxwell & Visek, 2009), however the majority of studies on varsity athletics and masculinity use data from American colleges and focus on contact sports that are historically more prominent in North America such as football and hockey (Steinfeldt et al., 2011; Messner, 2002; Boeringer, 1996). I hope to add to the existing body of research by focusing exclusively on rugby at a Canadian University. To do so, I will conduct interviews with 5 men who are current players on the Queen’s varsity rugby team. I will perform a content analysis on the transcripts of the interviews to assess how male varsity rugby players at Queen’s University understand and express masculinity. I intend to distribute my findings to Queen’s athletic administrators and rugby coaching staff. The findings may contribute to leadership training that addresses gender issues in athletics at Queen’s.

Additional players and half-court areas enhance group tactical-technical behavior and decrease physical and physiological responses in basketball small-sided games

2021 ◽  
pp. 174795412110536
Author(s):  
Sarah da Glória Teles Bredt ◽  
Daniel de Souza Camargo ◽  
Bernardo Vidigal Borges Mortoza ◽  
André Gustavo Pereira de Andrade ◽  
Leopoldo Augusto Paolucci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Physiological Responses ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Heart Rate Monitors ◽  
Numerical Equality ◽  
Acceleration Zone ◽  
Physical Performances ◽  
Number Of Passes ◽  
Game Type

Small-sided games are used to improve tactical-technical and physical performances in team sports. This study compared the physical, physiological, and tactical-technical responses during 3 versus 3 basketball small-sided games performed in full and half-court: numerical equality (3 vs. 3), numerical superiority (4 vs. 3), and with a non-scorer floater (3 vs. 3  +  1). A total of 45 U-14 and U-15 male athletes participated in the study. They were divided into three-player teams and played one 4-minute bout of each small-sided game type. Heart rate and the time spent in four acceleration zones (0.0–0.5, 0.5–1.0, 1.0–1.5, and 1.5–2.0 g) were recorded using heart rate monitors and triaxial accelerometers. Small-sided games were filmed for the analysis of tactical-technical behavior. Results showed a higher frequency of space creation without the ball, and a mean number of passes per offense in the formats 4 versus 3 and 3 versus 3  +  1, and a lower frequency of space creation with the ball dribbled in 3 versus 3  +  1 compared with 3 versus 3. Physical and physiological responses were higher in the full-court regardless of format and in numerical equality regardless of court area; only the time spent in the highest acceleration zone was higher in half-court small-sided games. We concluded that additional players increase group tactical actions and decrease physical and physiological responses in 3 versus 3 basketball small-sided games.

scholarly journals From Private Photography to Mass Circulation: The Queering of East German Visual Culture, 1968–1989

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josie McLellan
Keyword(s):  
Visual Culture ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Male Homosexuality ◽  
East Berlin ◽  
Gay Male ◽  
East German ◽  
Mass Circulation ◽  
Part Feature ◽  
The Church

AbstractThis article describes how a particular kind of queer figure moved from private photography into the mainstream of East German visual culture. It begins with a set of private photographs from the late 1960s from the collection of Heino Hilger, a regular, with his friends, at the East Berlin bar Burgfrieden. The photographs show how dressing in drag and the act of photography were important ways of constituting a gay male subculture. After the decriminalization of sex between men in 1968, the gay scene became bolder and more political in East Germany. The subversion of gender norms was central to the activism of groups such as the Homosexual Interest Group Berlin (HIB) and Gays in the Church. The visibility of the queer figure culminated in the late 1980s, when parts of the film Coming Out were filmed in Burgfrieden and when the popular monthly Das Magazin published a three-part feature on male homosexuality. What all these cultural artifacts and events had in common was not just a critique of the heterosexual norm, but also a queering of the boundaries between masculinity and femininity.

Outside the Sports Closet: News Discourses of Professional Gay Male Athletes in the Mainstream

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh M. Moscowitz ◽  
Andrew C. Billings ◽  
Khadija Ejaz ◽  
Jane O’Boyle
Keyword(s):  
Male Athletes ◽  
Gay Male
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