“Quinn, Who Goes by One Name”
Examining the Media Coverage of the First Openly Trans Nonbinary Athlete to Win an Olympic Medal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21100767 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barbara Ravel (0000-0002-8737-8932, Laurentian University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 406-412 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Sport Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0741-1235 • E-ISSN: 1543-2785 |
| Publisher | Human Kinetics (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1123/ssj.2024-0034 |
| OpenAlex | W4401830391 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 32 |
A year after publicly coming out as trans, Canadian soccer player Quinn became the first openly transgender athlete to win an Olympic medal when they won gold at Tokyo 2020 in the women’s tournament. They then participated in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, another first for a trans person. These accomplishments created an important media coverage that this paper sought to examine. Inspired by a queer methodology and the concept of “trans joy,” the project proposed a creative way of documenting trans stories that were either accurate and positive or less trans-inclusive. The findings were discussed in light of the existing literature on the media coverage of trans athletes, as well as that of women’s soccer. Recommendations for the media are also included
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |