Queer voices from the locker room

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+ athle...

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Other Authors McGivern, Cu-Hullan Tsuyoshi (Editor), Miller, Paul Chamness (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : IAP, Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2017.
SeriesResearch in queer studies.
Subjects
Lesbian athletes > Biography.
Gay athletes > Biography.
Transgender athletes > Biography.
Bisexual athletes.
elektronické knihy
Biographies.
Social Science > LGBTQ+ Studies > General.
LGBTQ+ Studies, topics.
Relating to LGBTQ+ people.
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806608713
DOI10.1108/978-1-68123-911-8
Physical Description1 online resource (vii, 153 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. From playing field to locker room: Challenging homophobia in athletics / Cu-Hullan Tsuyoshi McGivern and Paul Chamness Miller
  • Section I. Identity and self-perception
  • Chapter 2. The two sides of "run, faggot, run"! Gerald walton
  • Chapter 3. Chronicles inside and outside of the softball dugout / Oscar Espinoza Parra
  • Chapter 4. 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 / William Bridel
  • Chapter 5. Gay rights in the locker room / Frank Hernandez
  • Chapter 6. Which came first? Reflections on the complexities of being an athlete and a lesbian / Vicki A. Vescio
  • Chapter 7. The voices of love / J. Franklin
  • Section II. Community and support
  • Chapter 8. My (athletic) life / Nancy Goldberger
  • Chapter 9. The bi-cultural volleyball diaries: A tale of teamwork in two countries / Dominic Abordo
  • Chapter 10. Locker room, sexuality, and (queering) sports: A testimonial / Wagner Xavier De Camargo
  • Chapter 11. Out of the closet and coaching / Nick Clark
  • Chapter 12. Evolution of an ally / Robert Greim
  • Chapter 13. No marta, just ugly betty: Soccer in southern brazil / Claudia Samuel Kessler
  • Section III. Challenging stereotypes and gender norms
  • Chapter 14. A sissy speaks to gym teachers: How I was formed and deformed by toxic masculinity / Jeff Sapp
  • Chapter 15. Learning masculinity: Experiences of a gay boxer / Benjamin R. Weiss
  • Chapter 16. No one talks to me in the locker room / Chaz Barracks
  • Chapter 17. Just keep swimming: Intersection of non-binary and athlete / G Ryan
  • Chapter 18. Cut both ways: On being simultaneously out and not out in ballet / Asher Taylor-Dawson. Conclusion
  • Chapter 19. Weaving the stories together / Paul Chamness Miller and Cu-Hullan Tsuyoshi McGivern. Biographies.

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