Paul and Glenn are back for another entertaining and informative episode. This week we will discuss the topic of Sexuality and Sport. Some of what will be discussed include:
- How sexuality has been a neglected area of sports studies until recent years.
- The sad fact many sportspeople for years have hidden their sexuality from the public.
- Sportspeople who have been open about their sexuality
- The sad story of Justin Fashanu.
- A well-known Rugby League international forward and actor who became the first Rugby footballer in the world to announce he was gay.
- Gender equality through time.
- Women in sports who fought for equality e.g., Billie Jean-King
- Homophobia, transphobia and discrimination on the grounds of ones sexual orientation or gender identity in sports.
- The controversy surrounding transgender athletes and some well-known transgender athletes.
- Some well-known gay athletes
- An American former professional tennis player and ophthalmologist who is well-known for undergoing male to female sex reassignment surgery and was successful in being allowed to compete on the women’s tour.
We give our Claps and Slaps for the week and also have our Quiz and segments Who Am I? and Where Are they Now? and Glenn finishes off with another cracking joke.
Sexuality and Sport sources
1.Daily mail.co.uk ‘raised in a megachurch, studying to be a pastor and anti-gay social media posts: inside the very religious world of the manly players .....’, by charlotte karp for daily mail australia, 27/6/2022.
2.Wiley online library ‘sexuality and sport’, by caroline fusco, the blackwell encyclopedia of sociology, 19/11/2019.
3.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren Richards
5.Cato institute.org ‘transgender athletes, fair competition and public policy’, by dennis. L.weisman, fall 2022.
6.The society pages.org ‘sex discrimination in sports and society: why transgender athletes matter’ by chris knoester, 7/9/23.
7.The daily telegraph.com ‘i didn’t want to come out: inside teenage ian thorpe’s olympic struggle’, by jonathan moran, 23/2/24.
8.Clearinghouse for sport.com ‘sexuality and gender perspectives on sports ethics’, 2/2/2022.australian sport information network.
9.outsports.com ‘steven davies, an inspiration to gay guys in cricket, ..’, by jon holmes, 15/9/23.
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Fashanu
11. ranker.com ‘the greatest gay icons in sports’, celebrity lists, 15/9/24.
12. https://lgbt-speakers.com/speaker/ben-cohen
13.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Cohen_(rugby_uni)
14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Rapinoe
15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balian_Buschbaum
17.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Roberts_(rugby_lea)
18.Fox sports.com ‘ian roberts speaks about being an openly gay man in the NRL, the tragedy that made him come out’,staff writers from fox sports, 26/5/2016.
19.Yale alimin magazine.com ‘trans pioneer, trans pioneer and eye surgeon’, by jacqueline white, nov/dec 2015.
20.tennis.com ‘decades later, renee richards breakthrough is as important as ever’, by steve tignor, 31/3/2021.
23. Sportand dev.org ‘six trans athletes who made a mark in the global sports arena’, 15/11/2022.
24. olympics.com ‘gender equality through time’ international olympic committee, 2024.
25. Billy bragg ‘billy bragg-sexuality (official video) 11/12/2021.
26. New york times.com ‘8 times women in sports fought for equality’, by sarah mervosh and christina caron, 8/3/2019.
27. Bleacher report.com ‘3 reasons why augusta national waited so long to admit women’, ron juckett, 21/8/2012.
28. lords.org ‘women and girls’, mcc, the club, n.d.
29. HRC Foundation.org ‘get the facts about transgender and non-binary athletes’, the human rights campaign, n.d.
30. Sport and dev.org ‘six trans athletes who made a mark in the global sports arena’, 15/11/2022 sport and dev community.
32. The new zealand herald.co.nz ‘five famous transgender athletes’, 5/3/2017.
35. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Burke
36. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kopay
