LGBT Football Fans

Authenticity, Belonging and Visibility
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-39077-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Critical Research in Football

While recent years have seen the emergence of a significant body of research on LGBT inclusion in sport, little is known about LGBT fans. This book provides the first in-depth examination of LGBT football fans’ experiences and sense of place in the contemporary English game.

Drawing on almost 100 semi-structured interviews with LGBT fans, it explores several important findings, including how these fans represent ‘authentic’ notions of fandom, the emergence of LGBT Fan Groups, improved stadium environment for LGBT fans, LGBT-themed chanting and the role of governing bodies and professional football clubs. The research presented in this book extends current theorising of under-represented groups of sports fans.

This is fascinating and important reading for those with an interest in the sociology of sport, sports fandom, gender and sexuality.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Magrath, Rory

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies: Homosexualität, LGBTQ+
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Ballsportarten American Football Fußball

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Introducing the Research,  1. Introduction,  2. Researching LGBT Football Fans,  Part II: Football and Sexuality,  3. Football Fandom in England,  4. Football, Gender and Sexuality I,  5. Football, Gender and Sexuality II,  Part III: LGBT Football Fans,  6. Authenticity, ‘Hardcore’ Fandom and LGBT Fan Groups,  7. Stadium Environment,  8. LGBT-Themed Chanting,  9. Governing Bodies, Professional Football Clubs and Rainbow Laces,  10. Conclusions,  Appendices

Über Autor(innen)

Rory Magrath is Associate Professor of Sociology at Solent University, Southampton, UK.