In the Game: Gay Athletes and the Cult of Masculinity
Examines the relationship between gay male athletes, sport, and American masculinity.
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Using interviews with openly gay and closeted teamsport athletes, Eric Anderson examines how homophobia is reproduced in sport, how gay male athletes navigate this, and how American masculinity is changing. By detailing individual experiences, Anderson shows how these athletes are emerging from their athletic closets and contesting the dominant norms of masculinity. From the locker rooms of high school sports, where the atmosphere of "don't ask, don't tell" often exists, to the unique circumstances that gay athletes encounter in professional team sports, this book analyzes the agency that openly gay athletes possess to change their environments.Author Biography: Eric Anderson is Lecturer on Sociology at Stony Brook University, State University of New York and the author of Trailblazing: The True Story of America's First Openly Gay Track Coach.
1Warming up132Sport, masculinity, and hegemonic oppression193The relationship between gay athletes and sport394Systems of masculine reproduction615Coming out in sport776Mitigating gay stigma977Don't ask, don't tell : resisting a culture of gay athleticism1098Factors that influence acceptance1199The center of masculine production : gay athletes in professional sports13510Doing something about it159
