Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender Athletes in Latin America (eBook)

This edited volume draws upon work from a wide range of established and emerging international scholars to provide an interdisciplinary analysis of sport's complex relationship with masculinity. With a particular focus on Latin America, it examines the changing relationship between a range of contemporary sport and sexuality and gender expression, as related to lesbian, gay and/or trans athletes. Experts from Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia provide historical, sociological and anthropological perspectives on heteronormativity, masculinity, gender identity, sexual orientation, and the gender binary as they relate to sports clubs, Mexican martial arts, football, softball, sports media, games, and physical education. It will be invaluable to scholars and students in the fields of Gender Studies, Queer Studies, Sports Studies, and Men's Studies.

Joaquín Piedra is Senior Lecturer at Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. Head of the Research Group Critical Approach on Sport (HUM-1059). As a specialist in the analysis of sport from the gender perspective, is author or editor of three books about masculinities, gender and co-education in sport and Physical Education.

Eric Anderson is Professor of Sport, Masculinities and Sexualities at the University of Winchester, UK.  He was America's first openly gay high school coach in 1993 and is considered an expert on the experiences of gay men in sport, and has published several books including 21^st Century Jocks, Discovering Sociology, and The Palgrave Handbook on Sport and Masculinity. His research is regularly featured in international television, print and digital media.