LGBT Athletes in the Sports Media

Description

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv LGBT Athletes, Changing Social Contexts, and the ‘Sports Media’ (Rory Magrath)....Pages 1-26 Perception Versus Reality: Gay Male American Athletes and Coming-out Stories from Outsports.com (Luis Morales, Adam J. White)....Pages 27-50 Lesbian Athletes in the Sports Media: Ambivalence, Scrutiny and Invisibility (Rachael Bullingham, Verity Postlethwaite)....Pages 51-74 Traditional and Contemporary Methods of Coming Out in Sport (Peter Stott)....Pages 75-98 Out of the Frame: How Sports Media Shapes Trans Narratives (Cathryn B. Lucas, Kristine E. Newhall)....Pages 99-124 Britain’s First Openly Gay Football Referee: The Story of Ryan Atkin (Jamie Cleland)....Pages 125-146 Gender and Sexual Relations in British Sports Broadcasting: Beyond Clare Balding (Philippa Velija)....Pages 147-167 England Women’s 2015 FIFA World Cup Campaign: Online Media Perspectives (Tracey Bourne, Charlie Pitkin)....Pages 169-188 Conner Mertens and the Muted Media Coverage of the First Openly Bisexual NCAA American Football Player (M. F. Ogilvie, Mark McCormack)....Pages 189-206 Media Framing of Transgender Athletes: Contradictions and Paradoxes in Coverage of MMA Fighter Fallon Fox (Adam Love)....Pages 207-225 Sports Journalism and LGBT Issues: Defining Events and Evolving Coverage (William P. Cassidy)....Pages 227-251 The Success of LGBT Athletes in the Sports Media (Edward (Ted) M. Kian)....Pages 253-275 Lingering Questions: Postulating the Future of the Out LGBT Athlete in Modern Media (Andrew C. Billings, Leigh M. Moscowitz, Zachary W. Arth)....Pages 277-292 Back Matter ....Pages 293-295