Drafting behind LGB: Transgender athletes in the sport of cycling

Hardwicke, Jack and Roberts, Charlie J. and Anderson, Eric and Magrath, Rory (2023) Drafting behind LGB: Transgender athletes in the sport of cycling. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 59 (1). ISSN 1012-6902

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Abstract

Using data from an online survey of 211 heterosexual and 148 sexual and gender minority identifying cyclists, this article examines the attitudes of both sexual and gender majorities toward sexual and gender minorities as well as the experiences of sexual and gender minorities in relation to each other, within the sport of cycling. Results show a culture of acceptance for LGB athletes with heightened antipathy toward transgender cyclists. However, this variance is not as large as might be expected given the media attention on transgender athletes in cycling, and sport more broadly. It therefore appears that the transgender social movement is drafting closely behind LGB inclusion within this sport.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.1177/10126902231178613
Dates:	Date Event 1 May 2023 Accepted 30 May 2023 Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sexualities, gender, cycling, homohysteria, inclusion
Subjects:	CAH03 - biological and sport sciences > CAH03-02 - sport and exercise sciences > CAH03-02-01 - sport and exercise sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences > Centre for Life and Sport Sciences (C-LASS)
Depositing User:	Charlie Roberts
Date Deposited:	11 Sep 2024 12:31
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2024 12:44
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/15780

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