Sport and the LGBTIQ+ Community: A South Australian Study

Murray Drummond; Sam Elliott; Claire Drummond; Ivanka Prichard; Lucy Lewis; Nadia Bevan

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.671586

Sport and the LGBTIQ+ Community: A South Australian Study

Front Psychol. 2021 May 5:12:671586. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.671586. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Murray Drummond¹, Sam Elliott¹, Claire Drummond¹, Ivanka Prichard¹, Lucy Lewis², Nadia Bevan³

Affiliations

¹ Sport, Health, Activity, Performance and Exercise (SHAPE) Research Centre, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia.
² Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia.
³ School of Social and Political Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.

Abstract

This is a paper based on research with the LGBTIQ+ community in South Australia, the likes of which has not been conducted previously in the state. The paper, which utilized both quantitative (n = 148) and qualitative (n = 31) research methods identifies the key issues that the LGBTIQ+ community face with respect to sporting involvement. There were a range of themes that emerged in relation to a variety of topics including homophobia, sexism and gender discrimination, gender roles and gender stereotypes. This paper provides data and discussion around this important part of the research, which has implications pertaining to sporting organizations and the LGBTIQ+ community.

Keywords: LGBTIQ+; South Australia; policy and practice; qualitative research; sport.