Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in Sport

Vikki Krane is Professor of Teaching Excellence in the School of Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies at Bowling Green State University, USA. She teaches Sport Psychology, Gender and Sport, and Research. She is also an affiliated faculty member with the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and American Culture Studies programs. Dr. Krane is a Sport Psychologist whose scholarship focuses on sex, gender, and sexuality in sport, and qualitative research, epistemology, and methodology. She is on the editorial boards of The Sport Psychologist and Quest, as well as being a fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology.

• 1. Introduction: LGBTIQ People in Sport Part 1: Conceptual Frameworks2. Four Perspectives for Understanding LGBTIQ People in Sport3. Using Intersectionality to Study and Understand LGBTIQ People in Sport4. Negotiating Gender Among LGBTIQ Athletes: Sport as a Space for Disruption and ReproductionPart 2: Sexual Orientation and Sport5. Inclusion or Illusion? Lesbians’ Experiences in Sport6. Conceptualizing Gay Men in Sport 7. Focusing on the B in LGBTIQ: Bisexual Athletes and Sport8. Sports Administration: Heteronormative Presents, Queer FuturesPart 3: Gender Identity and Sport9. Making Space: Transgender Athletes10. Transgender Kids and Sport Participation Part 4: Intersex Variations and Sport11. Sex Control in Women’s Sport: A History of the Present Regulations on Hyperandrogenism in Female Athletes12. Fair Play: Intersex Variations and SportPart 5: Conclusion 13. Creating a New Sport Culture: Reflections on Queering Sport

"This book offers an insightful read for those looking to gain an in-depth understanding of the controversies around sex, gender and sexual identities, within both grassroots and elite sport contexts...This is a ‘must-read’ for anyone with an interest in sex, gender or sexuality within sport, whether it be for personal or academic interests."Hannah Kettley-Linsell, Loughborough University