TY - JOUR
T1 - Changers and the Changed: Moral Aspects of Coming Out in Physical Education
AU - Bredemeier, Brenda Jo Light
AU - Carlton, Ellen Brooke
AU - Hills, Laura Ann
AU - Oglesby, Carole Ann
N1 - In this paper we draw from interviews with four lesbian sportswomen and physical educators whose personal journeys inform us about the difficulties and rewards of challenging homophobia and heterosexism. Our co-participants discussed their life stories in terms of the interrelationships among sport, moral, and lesbian identities and their coming out process.
PY - 1999/1/11
Y1 - 1999/1/11
N2 - In this paper we draw from interviews with four lesbian sportswomen and physical educators whose personal journeys inform us about the difficulties and rewards of challenging homophobia and heterosexism. Our co-participants discussed their life stories in terms of the interrelationships among sport, moral, and lesbian identities and their coming out process. Analyses of these narrations revealed three major themes associated with coming out in sport and physical education settings: integrity, compassion, and community. Each of these themes is discussed in terms of our co-participants' experiences and interpretations of moving from fear and isolation to a sense of community and empowerment.
AB - In this paper we draw from interviews with four lesbian sportswomen and physical educators whose personal journeys inform us about the difficulties and rewards of challenging homophobia and heterosexism. Our co-participants discussed their life stories in terms of the interrelationships among sport, moral, and lesbian identities and their coming out process. Analyses of these narrations revealed three major themes associated with coming out in sport and physical education settings: integrity, compassion, and community. Each of these themes is discussed in terms of our co-participants' experiences and interpretations of moving from fear and isolation to a sense of community and empowerment.
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00336297.1999.10491696
UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00336297.1999.10491696
U2 - 10.1080/00336297.1999.10491696
DO - 10.1080/00336297.1999.10491696
M3 - Article
VL - 51
JO - Quest
JF - Quest
ER -