Evaluation:
Published: 12.09.2005.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Homophobia in Sports', 1.
  • Essays 'Homophobia in Sports', 2.
Extract

Whether a woman is gay or straight, homophobia in sports is a way for society to control her. Society discourages females to involve themselves in any contact sports in fear of them being regarded to as homosexual. The female athletes in so-called "masculine" sports are quickly judged to be abnormal; because they are in a sport society considers masculine people assume something is wrong with them. Concentrating on sexual orientation contradicts women's rights in sports. College recruiters and coaches need to choose a team based on athletic ability not sexuality. …

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