Association football, masculinity, and sexuality: An evolving relationship

Jamie Cleland; Rory Magrath

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-19799-5_19

Association football, masculinity, and sexuality: An evolving relationship

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In this chapter, we present evidence that English professional football has undergone a significant transformation over the past two decades. Once an institution justifiably assumed to be a hostile environment for sexual minorities, we show here that improvements in cultural attitudes across much of the Western world also have parallels to the football industry. Specifically, we discuss the key arguments related to football fandom, football players, the utility and interpretation of homosexually themed language, the significant influence of (sports) media, and the nature of anti-homophobia (and anti-discrimination) policy. We conclude the chapter by offering important recommendations for future research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Palgrave Handbook of Masculinity and Sport
Editors	Rory Magrath, Jamie Cleland, Eric Anderson
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.
Pages	341-357
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-19799-5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-19798-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19799-5_19
Publication status	Published - 5 Sept 2019

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