Add to ORKGVisible queer spaces are vital to the LGBTQ+ community, providing a safe and inclusive environment for queer people to gather and express themselves. During the fall 2018 semester I conducted extensive research on the rise of LGBTQ+ sports leagues and the Mid-Atlantic Amateur Softball Association (MAASA), Norfolk’s first gay softball league that was established in 1985. The process relied heavily on archival research in Our Own Community Press, Norfolk’s gay newspaper which ran from 1976-1998, and an interview I conducted with Michael Holcombe, original Vice Commissioner of MAASA. I completed this research for the Queer Walking Tour of Norfolk, an ongoing academic project that preserves Tidewater’s queer history. In this presentation I will...
Despite decreasing homophobia, openly gay male athletes are still rare in organized, competitive tea...
Recently there has been some controversy about sexualities and sexual practices of athletes in the p...
In recent years, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) athletes have received more media at...
This Article explores transgender inclusion within adult recreational women’s leagues by using the e...
Historically, individuals identifying as LGBTQ have experienced higher levels of discrimination, sti...
Critical researchers have typically examined school sport and physical education (PE) via the notion...
2018-07-28In April 2013, Jason Collins became the first professional athlete to announce that he was...
This article examines the re-negotiation of sex-based boundaries within the context of transgender/t...
Using archival research that draws primarily from Our Own, Norfolk’s gay newspaper from 1976-1998, a...
The purpose of this study was to examine how sport and lesbian-gay-bisexual resistance intersect wit...
The creation and maintenance of spaces for LGBTQ individuals during the early 1900’s in the south we...
Research has shown that since the turn of the millennium, matters have rapidly improved for gays and...
This presentation will explore the research methods used in examining the importance of Norfolk’s Ga...
Despite extensive changes in social attitudes to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)\ud Au...
The scholarship regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in sports is twofold. First, many a...
Despite decreasing homophobia, openly gay male athletes are still rare in organized, competitive tea...
Recently there has been some controversy about sexualities and sexual practices of athletes in the p...
In recent years, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) athletes have received more media at...
This Article explores transgender inclusion within adult recreational women’s leagues by using the e...
Historically, individuals identifying as LGBTQ have experienced higher levels of discrimination, sti...
Critical researchers have typically examined school sport and physical education (PE) via the notion...
2018-07-28In April 2013, Jason Collins became the first professional athlete to announce that he was...
This article examines the re-negotiation of sex-based boundaries within the context of transgender/t...
Using archival research that draws primarily from Our Own, Norfolk’s gay newspaper from 1976-1998, a...
The purpose of this study was to examine how sport and lesbian-gay-bisexual resistance intersect wit...
The creation and maintenance of spaces for LGBTQ individuals during the early 1900’s in the south we...
Research has shown that since the turn of the millennium, matters have rapidly improved for gays and...
This presentation will explore the research methods used in examining the importance of Norfolk’s Ga...
Despite extensive changes in social attitudes to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)\ud Au...
The scholarship regarding sexual orientation and gender identity in sports is twofold. First, many a...
Despite decreasing homophobia, openly gay male athletes are still rare in organized, competitive tea...
Recently there has been some controversy about sexualities and sexual practices of athletes in the p...
In recent years, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) athletes have received more media at...