Association football, masculinity, and sexuality: an evolving relationship
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2019
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Cleland, J.
Magrath, R.
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Magrath, R.
Cleland, J.
Anderson, E.
Cleland, J.
Anderson, E.
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Source details - Title: The Palgrave handbook of masculinity and sport, 2019 / Magrath, R., Cleland, J., Anderson, E. (ed./s), Ch.19, pp.341-357
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The focus of this chapter is on the cultural shift surrounding masculinity, sexuality,and homophobia in professional association male football1 (hereafter football) in the United Kingdom (UK). It does this by engaging with empirical research that reflects a changing cultural context from a period of high cultural homophobia that Justin Fashanu faced when he came out as gay in October 1990. Primarily, this chapter will present evidence of more inclusive attitudes among some of football’s key stakeholders including fans attending games, fans engaging in online fan message boards, the print and online media, and academy players. The final part of this chapter reflects on the current policies seeking to provide a more inclusive culture toward a potential gay player.
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Copyright 2020 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG