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Introduction
In recent years, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) athletes have received more media attention than ever before. Declining levels of homophobia across the Western world has facilitated a greater acceptance of LGBT athletes among heterosexual teammates, fans, and the sports media. Consequently, academic interest in sport, gender and sexuality has also increased substantially. This edited collection combines studies of gender and sexuality with that of the sports media to provide the first-ever comprehensive academic overview of LGBT athletes in the sports media. It draws upon work from a wide range of international scholars to provide an interdisciplinary analysis of improved media coverage of LGBT athletes, as well as the numerous issues and barriers which continue to exist.
LGBT Athletes in the Sports Media will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including sociology, media studies, and gender studies.
Keywords
sexuality sport gender Homophobia media bisexuality boxing football
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Bibliographic information
- Book Title LGBT Athletes in the Sports Media
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Editors
Rory Magrath
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00804-8
- Copyright Information The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
- Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
- eBook Packages Social Sciences Social Sciences (R0)
- Hardcover ISBN 978-3-030-00803-1
- eBook ISBN 978-3-030-00804-8
- Edition Number 1
- Number of Pages XV, 295
- Number of Illustrations 0 b/w illustrations, 0 illustrations in colour
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Topics
Gender and Sexuality
Sociology of Sport and Leisure
Media Studies
Journalism
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