Woman, athlete and lesbian: taking risks
The sporting environment carries in itself, since the beginning, a sexist structure and, consequently, homophobic. Over the years, athletes outside of heteronormativity began to assume themselves as part of the LGBTQIA+ community, bringing a new vision to the examples of heroism for society. Therefo...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositorio: | Olimpianos |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs2.ojs.olimpianos.com.br:article/141 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://journal.olimpianos.com.br/journal/index.php/Olimpianos/article/view/141 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | mulher atleta lésbica woman athlete lesbian mujer lesbiana |
| Sumario: | The sporting environment carries in itself, since the beginning, a sexist structure and, consequently, homophobic. Over the years, athletes outside of heteronormativity began to assume themselves as part of the LGBTQIA+ community, bringing a new vision to the examples of heroism for society. Therefore, through a qualitative research, carried out with the greatest sports references, women who are or were Olympic athletes, who assumed they were outside heterosexuality, but within the sport. Below we will see a summary of the lives of these Olympic women through an interview interpreted by discourse analysis with topics such as homosexuality, external and public reactions, and prejudice within sport. |
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