The effects of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in high school physical education classes, school sports and community sports on future sports and physical activity participation: a retrospective study
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2019-04-18
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LGBTQ2-S-phobia is still present within physical education (PE) classes, school sports
and community sports. According to Denison and Kitchen (2015), one in five participants
reported that PE classes are the most homophobic sporting environment. This mixed method
retrospective survey seeks to examine the effects of LGBTQ2-S-phobia in high school PE
classes, school and community sports on future sports and physical activity participation along
with identifying whether gender and geographical locations are factors in the experiences in
which individuals witnessed or had LGBTQ2-S-phobic events in these environments. Results
show that PE classes in high schools represent a higher proportion of LGBTQ2-S-phobia than
school sports and community sports. Furthermore, those who identify as male and that attended
high school in Northern Ontario were faced with higher levels of LGBT2-S-phobia. Some
experiences in these specific geographical areas discouraged some individuals to pursue physical
activity and sports participation.
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Homophobia, Transphobia, Physical Education, Gender, Sexuality, Rural, Northern Ontario, School Sports, Sports