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Sexual minorities in sports : prejudice at play / edited by Melanie L. Sartore-Baldwin.
- Title
- Sexual minorities in sports : prejudice at play / edited by Melanie L. Sartore-Baldwin.
- Publication
- Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2013.
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- Additional Authors
- Sartore-Baldwin, Melanie L.
- Description
- v, 171 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Eight chapters, presented by Sartore-Baldwin (kinesiology, East Carolina U.), explore the complex relationships between gender, sexual orientation, and sport. Contributors examine the lesbian stigma in sport, the evolution of homophobic language in the sport context as it relates to changing attitudes, policy issues concerning transsexual and intersex athletes, the multiple minority status of African American sexual minorities, the evolution of the Gay Games as a site where diversity and unity are valued, and the benefits of sexual orientation diversity within sports organizations." -- Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. Gender, Sexuality, and Prejudice in Sport / M.L. Sartore-Baldwin --- 2. Women and the Lesbian Stigma / E.N. Melton --- 3. Men, Masculinities, and Sexualities / E. Anderson, M. McCormack, and M. Ripley --- 4. Transexual and Intersex Athletes / E.E. Buzuvis --- 5. Taking Account of Race / N. Walker --- 6. The Gay Games / C. Symons --- 7. Reducing Sexual Prejudice / G.B. Cunningham --- 8. What's Next? / M.L. Sartore-Baldwin.
- ISBN
- 9781588268907 (hc : alk. paper)
- 158826890X (hc : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2012031435
- OCLC
- 810273553
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library