LGBTQI and sports – future implications for sports psychiatry
Author(s) -
Schneeberger Andres,
Gupta Rahul,
Flütsch Niklaus,
Recher Alecs
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
swiss sports and exercise medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.11
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2673-2327
pISSN - 2297-8712
DOI - 10.34045/sems/2020/29
Subject(s) - transgender , amateur , athletes , elite athletes , gender studies , binary opposition , psychology , elite , amateur sports , sociology , medicine , political science , art , physical therapy , literature , politics , law
LGBTQI people and especially transgender, non-binary and intersex people have a longstanding history of discrimination when it comes to sports. While the media focuses on the discussion whether transgender, non binary, and intersex people should be allowed to compete in elite amateur and professional sports at all, the majority of transgender, non-binary and intersex athletes are facing obstacles in everyday sports beyond cis and dyadic peoples’ imagination.
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