Sport, Identity and Inclusion in Europe The Experiences of LGBTQ People in Sport

Introduction

Ilse Hartmann-Tews 

Part I

Mapping the Field 

1          Theoretical Perspectives and Methodological Approaches for Studying LGBTQ Experiences in Sport

            Birgit Braumüller and Tim Schlunski 

2          Experiences of LGBTQ Individuals in Sport in Europe: The Impact of Societal, Organisational and Individual Factors

            Ilse Hartmann-Tews, Tobias Menzel and Birgit Braumüller 

3          The European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation: Advocacy Work in Europe

            Annette Wachter and Hugh Torrance 

Part II

Country Reports: Policy of Inclusion and Experiences of LGBTQ in Sport 

4          Masculinity, Homonegativity and Ignorance as Barriers to the Inclusion of LGBTQ People in Austrian Sports Cultures

            Nikola Staritz and Almut Sülzle 

5          LGBTQ-Related Sports Policies and the Experiences of LGBTQ Individuals in Sports in France

            Mathilde Huillard and Ilse Hartmann-Tews 

6          Experiences of LGBTQ People in Sports and Sports Inclusion Policies in Germany: Sport for All!?

            Ilse Hartmann-Tews and Benjamin Csonka 

7          LGBTQ People and the Influence of Gender in Sports in Hungary

            Anna Szlávi 

8          Inclusion Policy and the Experiences of LGBTQ Athletes in Grassroots Sports in Italy

            Klaus Heusslein, Rosario Coco and Ilaria Bibbiani 

9          Policies of Inclusion and the Experiences of LGBTQ Peoples in Sports in the UK

            Hugh Torrance 

10        LGBTQ People in Physical Activity and Sport in Spain: Research, Sport Policy and Inclusion

            Javier Gil-Quintana, Angélica Maria Sáenz-Macana, Elena López-Cañada, Joan Úbeda-Colomer and Sofía Pereira-García 

Part III

Diversity Matters: Policy of Inclusion and Experiences of Gender and Sexual Minorities 

11        Sexual Diversity in the Eyes of Sports Managers: Are We Building Inclusive Physical Activity and Sport Contexts?

            Juan Aldaz Arregui, Nagore Martinez-Merino, Oidui Usabiaga Arruabarrena and Uxue Fernandez-Lasa 

12        Monitoring ‘Inclusive Masculinity’ in Sport in the Netherlands 2008-2021: No Problems with Gay Men, but No Gay Inclusive Cultures

            Agnes Elling and Rens Cremers 

13        Lesbianism in Sport: The Heteronormative Challenge

            Susanna Soler-Prat, Anna Vilanova, Judith Solanas, Daniel Martos-Garcia and Wenceslao García-Puchades 

14        Gay Athletes at the 2017 World OutGames: A Qualitative Analysis

            Joaquín Piedra and David Moscoso-Sánchez 

15        Physical Activity and Sport Among Spanish Trans Persons: Participation Data and Personal and Sociocultural Factors

            José Devís-Devís, Elena López-Cañada, Sofía Pereira-García, Jorge Fuentes-Miguel, Alexandra Valencia-Peris and Víctor Pérez Samaniego 

Conclusion

Ilse Hartmann-Tews

Biography

Ilse Hartmann-Tews is Professor of Sociology and Head of the Institute of Sociology and Gender Studies at the German Sport University Cologne, Germany.