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GAYS AND LESBIANS IN SPORTS
A Selective List of Resources

Journal and Magazine Articles | Books | World Wide Web Resources


This guide provides bibliographic information and call numbers for a selection of recently published articles, books, and Internet resources available in the CMU Library. For more information and/or research assistance, please contact Aparna Zambare (Email: aparna.zambare@cmich.edu, Phone: 989-774-6427) or ask at the Reference Desk on the second floor of the Park Library (Phone: 774-3470). 

Journal and Magazine Articles

Blinde, Elaine M., and Diane E. Taub. 1992. Homophobia and Women's Sport: The Disempowerment of Athletes. Sociological Focus 25 (2, May):151-66. 
PER. HM1/.S622x

Blum, Debra E. 1994. College Sports' L-Word (lesbian labels damage careers of women athletes). The Chronicle of Higher Education 40 (27, March 9):A35-36. 
MICROFILM NEWS. 34

Brownworth, Victoria A. 1991. Bigotry on the Home Team: Lesbians Face Harsh Penalties in the Sports World. The Advocate, 4/June, 34-39. 
PER. HQ 76.8/.U5/A63

Bull, Chris. 1995. Disclosure (impact of diver Greg Louganis's admission of being gay and having AIDS on public acceptance of homosexual athletes). The Advocate, 21/March, 28-32.
PER. HQ 76.8/.U5/A63

Cahn, Susan K. 1993. From the "Muscle Moll" to the "Butch" Ballplayer: Mannishness, Lesbianism, and Homophobia in U.S. Women's Sport. Feminist Studies 19 (2, Summer):343-68.
PER. HQ 1101/.F45x

Deford, Frank. 1994. Martina: An Appreciation. Tennis 30 (7, November):36-41. 
PER. GV 991/.T46x

Fimrite, Ron. 1993. Baron of the Court (tennis player Baron Gottfried von Cramm). Sports Illustrated, 5/July, 56-66.
MICROFICHE PERIOD. 248

Goldsmith, Marsha F. 1992. When Sports and HIV Share the Bill, Smart Money Goes on Common Sense (risk of transmitting HIV during athletic events is very low). JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 267 (10, March 11):1311-14. 
PER. R 15/.A48

Griffin, Pat. 1992. Changing the Game: Homophobia, Sexism, and Lesbians in Sport. Quest 44 (22, August):251-65
PER. GV 203/.Q83x

Heaton, Diane. 1992. Out of the Closet (homophobia in women's sports). Women's Sports and Fitness 14 (6, September):60-64. 
PER. GV 709/.W642x

Henry, William A. 1992. The Lioness in Winter (tennis star Martina Navratilova). Time, 30/November, 62-63. 
MICROFICHE PERIOD. 206

Hubbard, Scott. 1992. My Brother (HIV positive runner). Runner's World 27 (10, October):90-95.
PER. GV 1061/.R852x

Kim, Lorrie. 1996. A Long Program: Doug Mattis Joins the Ranks of Out Gay Sports Figures after an Extended Journey of Self-Exploration in Ice Skating's Crowded Closet. The Advocate, 11/June, 709-11.
PER. HQ 76.8/.U5/A63

Krane, Vikki. 1996. Lesbians in Sport: Toward Acknowledgment, Understanding, and Theory. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 18 (3, September):18-20.
PER. GV 706.4/.J68

Lenskyj, Helen Jefferson. 1994. Sexuality and Femininity in Sports Contexts: Issues and Alternatives. Journal of Sport and Social Issues 18 (4, November):356-76.
PER. GV 561/.J67

Lopiano, Donna. 1992. How Should We Handle the Lesbian "Problem" in Women's Sports? (strategies for eradicating homophobia). The Advocate, 8/September, 96.
PER. HQ 76.8/.U5/A63

Palzkill, Brigit, and Angela Fisher. 1990. Between Gymshoes and High-Heels: The Development of a Lesbian Identity and Existence in Top Class Sport. International Review for the Sociology of Sport 25 (3):221-34.
PER. GV 706/.I54

Phillips, Julie. 1996. Intolerable: Does the Ben Wright Saga Signal an End to the Fight Against Homophobia In Women's Sports, or Just the Beginning? Women's Sports and Fitness 18 (5, May-June):23-24.
PER. GV 709/.W642x

Reese, Gary N. 1996. Out of the Closet and Into the Fire: Golfer Muffin Spencer-Devlin and Ice Skater Rudy Galino Test the Limits of Straight America's Acceptance of Gay Sports Heroes. The Advocate, 11/June, 24-30.
PER. HQ 76.8/.U5/A63

Reibstein, Larry, and Sharon Begley. 1995. Public Glory, Secret Agony (Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis announces he has AIDS; includes related article on the low risk of catching the HIV virus in sports competition). Newsweek, 6/March, 48-51.
MICROFICHE PERIOD. 657

Roxxie. 1992. In a League of Our Own (outdoor sports organizations for gays and lesbians). The Advocate, 13/August, 60-61.
PER. HQ 76.8/.U5/A63

------. 1992. It's How You Play the Game (gay sports teams). The Advocate, 14/January, 60-61.
PER. HQ 76.8/.U5/A63

Schwartz, Harriet L. 1997. Out of Bounds (lesbianism in college basketball). The Advocate, 18/March, 56-59.
PER. HQ 76.8/.U5/A63

Sockwell, Anne, and J.V. McAuley. 1996. Tackling the NFL Closet. The Advocate, 24/December, 51-53.
PER. HQ 76.8/.U5/A63

Sport: Greg Louganis Makes Waves with His New Book about Growing Up Gay and Living with AIDS. 1995. Time, 6/March, 86.
MICROFICHE PERIOD. 206

Thompson, Helen. 1994. A Whole New Ballgame (University of Texas women's basketball coach Jody Conradt). Texas Monthly 22 (3, March):90-101.
Available through General Reference Center Gold on the CMU Libraries' Home Page at url http://www.lib.cmich.edu/databases/.

Tracy, Steve. 1990. Rodeo Drive: Cowboy Greg Olson Brings Gay Spirit to an Old West Sport. The Advocate, 2/January, 32.
PER. HQ 76.8/.U5/A63

Wipeout (for gay surfers, the sport can be anything but cool). 1997. The Advocate, 25/November, 39.
PER. HQ 76.8/.U5/A63

Wolff, Alexander. 1994. Martina Navratilova. Sports Illustrated, 19/September, 80-82.
MICROFICHE PERIOD. 248

Woog, Dan. 1992. Tackling the Issue: Gay and Lesbian Journalists Wrestle for Mainstream Sports Coverage. The Advocate, 8/September, 54-55. 
PER. HQ 76.8/.U5/A63

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Books

Cohen, Susan S. 1994. Coming on Strong: Gender and Sexuality in 20th Century Women's Sport. Boston: Harvard University Press.
GV 709/.C34/1994

Kopay, David. 1988. The David Kopay Story: An Extraordinary Self-Revelation. New York: D.I. Fine.
GV 939/.K6/A3/1988

Louganis, Greg. 1995. Breaking the Surface. New York: Random House.
GV 838/.L68/A3/1995

Messner, Michael A. 1994. Sex, Violence and Power in Sports: Rethinking Masculinity. Freedom, CA: Crossing Press.
GV 706.5/.M47/1994

Navratilova, Martina A. 1985. Martina. New York: Knopf.
GV 994/.N38/A34/1985

Pallone, Dave. 1990. Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball. New York: Viking.
GV 865/.P32/A3/1990

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World Wide Web Resources

Gaysport.Org Informs and Keeps You Up-to-Date (organizations, news, links about gays and lesbians in sports with an international scope). http://www.gaysport.info Gaysport.Org. 

Siegfried, John. Federation of Gay Games Home Page. http://www.gaygames.com/en/ Federation of Gay Games. 

uncledon@backdoor.com. A Brief History of the Gay Games (history of the Gay Olympics, 1992 to the present). http://thecastro.net/Gaygames.html Uncle Donald's Castro Street. 

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