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1 online resource |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Bodies at Play -- Queering Gender in Play: Community Sports, Spaces for Diverse Gender Embodiments? -- Queer Sports: Re-imaging Space, Community, and Inclusivity -- Concluding Thoughts: Forging New Paths... |
| Summary |
"Queer community sports leagues, by their sheer numbers, have a presence that is changing the energy and space of school gyms and community recreational spaces. Some leagues are well-established, having been in existence for over 25 years, whereas others are relatively new, but their collective presence tell stories about the sizable and changing dynamics of queer communities in Canada. Within Toronto and Vancouver, the two major cities tied to this research, there are numerous queer leagues including, softball, hockey, soccer, basketball, volleyball, and dodgeball. Within other smaller cities, queer teams and/or leagues exist, but not with the same numbers or history. This book focuses on leagues that have previously identified as women's or lesbian and are now becoming trans and genderqueer inclusive. Queer community leagues are based in a commitment to community building - prioritising fun, socialising, and inclusivity over competition and/or winning. As a result of these commitments, these spaces - and the bodies that come to play in them - reflect new ways of being in and with bodies, different ways of embodying gender, and new and/or different forms of engagement, notably different "rules of play" within sporting arenas. This book considers the disruptive potential of queer community sports on the embodiment of gender and sense of social belonging, with an awareness of numerous factors that limit this potential."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Lesbians and sports -- Canada.
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Lesbians and sports. |
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Canada. |
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Gay people and sports -- Canada.
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Lesbian athletes -- Canada.
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Lesbian athletes. |
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Transgender athletes -- Canada.
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Transgender athletes. |
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Gay athletes -- Canada.
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Gay athletes. |
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Sports -- Social aspects -- Canada.
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Sports -- Social aspects. |
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Athletic clubs -- Social aspects -- Canada.
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Athletic clubs. |
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Social aspects. |
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Gays and sports. |
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Lesbian athletes. |
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Transgender athletes. |
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Gay athletes. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Carter, Claire, 1976- Who's coming out to play. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2021 022800554X 9780228005544 (OCoLC)1197733690 |
| ISBN |
9780228006411 electronic book |
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0228006414 electronic book |
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9780228006428 electronic book |
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0228006422 electronic book |
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