LGBT Athletes in the Sports Media

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Magrath, Rory (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Gender identity.; Sports-Sociological aspects.; Communication.; Journalism.; Gender and Sexuality.; Sociology of Sport and Leisure.; Media Studies.

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. Conseq...

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• 4.Traditional and Contemporary Methods of Coming Out in Sport; Peter Stott
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• 6. Britain's First Openly Gay Football Referee: The Story of Ryan Atkin; Jamie Cleland
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• 9. Conner Mertens and the Muted Media Coverage of the First Openly Bisexual NCAA American Football Player; Mark Ogilvie and Mark McCormack
• 10. Media Framing of Transgender Athletes: Contradictions and Paradoxes in Coverage of MMA Fighter Fallon Fox; Adam Love
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• 12. The Success of LGBT Athletes in the Sports Media; Edward M. Kian
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