On the Limits of “Gaie” Spaces

Discursive Constructions of Women’s Sport in Quebec

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12082079
AutoresBarbara Ravel (0000-0002-8737-8932, 1Université de Montréal, autor de correspondencia), Geneviève Rail (0000-0002-3519-1519, 2University of Ottawa)
Año2007
Volumen24
Número4
Páginas402-420
Fecha de publicación2007-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociology of Sport Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0741-1235 • E-ISSN: 1543-2785
EditorialHuman Kinetics (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1123/ssj.24.4.402
OpenAlexW2130107433
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas26
Referencias citadas36

Several studies on the experiences of nonheterosexual women in sport have highlighted the development of lesbian subcultures in sport, while others have emphasized the scarcity of athletic contexts embracing sexual diversity. This article explores the narratives of 14 young Francophone sportswomen positioning themselves as “ gaie ,” lesbian, bisexual, or refusing labels altogether. Using a feminist poststructuralist perspective, we examine their discursive constructions of sport and argue that the discourses articulated in sport allow for the creation of a space of resistance to heteronormativity. We suggest that the sport space is constructed as a “ gaie ” space within which a normalizing version of lesbian sexuality is proposed. We investigate how in/ex/clusion discourses are inscribed in space and how subjects are impacted by and, in turn, impact these discourses

Art · Heteronormativity · Human sexuality · Inscribed figure · Lesbian · Linguistics · Narrative · Sociology · Doping in Sports · Gender Studies · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society