Strong women, deep closets : lesbians and homophobia in sport / Pat Griffin.
Strong women, deep closets : lesbians and homophobia in sport / Pat Griffin.
Strong women, deep closets : lesbians and homophobia in sport / Pat Griffin.
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Publisher
Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c1998.
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N796.086643/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 245 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. My Journey Home -- 2. Sport: Where Men Are Men and Women Are Trespassers -- 3. Damaged Mothers, Muscle Molls, Mannish Lesbians, and Predatory Dykes: 100 Years of Scaring Women Out of Sport -- 4. Leering, Leching, and Low Down: Demonizing Lesbians in Sport -- 5. Full Court Press: Defending Women's...
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Publisher
Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c1998.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
Former athlete and coach Pat Griffin makes a provocative and impassioned call for attention to a topic that has been avoided by women's sports advocates. In Strong Women, Deep Closets, she provides a critical analysis of discrimination and prejudice against lesbians in sport. The book is the first to explore the lesbian sporting experience as well...
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Strong women, deep closets : lesbians and homophobia in sport / Pat Griffin.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-239) and index.
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c1998.
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N796.086643/1
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ISBN
088011729X
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796.086643
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991001938749702626
