Title

John Amaechi: Changing The Way Sport Reporters Examine Gay Athletes

Keywords

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

Abstract

In 2007, John Amaechi became the first former National Basketball Association (NBA) player to publicly announce he was gay. Former NBA star Tim Hardaway made a series of homophobic remarks a week later. A textual analysis was used to analyze narratives on Amaechi's revelation and/or Hardaway's comments published in 50 international newspapers. Four dominant themes emerged from the data. While most of these themes supported narratives that gay males remain unwelcome in men's team sports, all were challenged consistently, thus, showing the fluidity of hegemonic masculinity and the increasing societal acceptance of gays and gay lifestyles. Moreover, print media writers exhibited little homophobia and frequently called for more acceptance of gays, particularly within sport. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

10-1-2009

Publication Title

Journal of Homosexuality

Volume

56

Issue

7

Number of Pages

799-818

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/00918360903187788

Socpus ID

70449122944 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/70449122944

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