John Amaechi: Changing the way sport reporters examine gay athletes

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 799-818

  Kian, Edward M ^a   Anderson, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

And homosexuals in sport; Black homophobia; Gays; Hegemonic masculinity; Lesbians

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; HISTORY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPORT; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; NEWSPAPERS; PREJUDICE; SPORTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449122944     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360903187788     Document Type: Article

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