Masculinity, homosexuality and sport in an Islamic state of increasing homohysteria

Bibliographic Data

ID3658372
AuthorsNassim Hamdi (Institute of Sport and Physical Education, Tunis, Tunisia), M Lachheb (0000-0001-8234-9457, Institute of Sport and Physical Education, Tunis, Tunisia), Eric Anderson (0000-0002-2601-4385, University of Winchester, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume26
Issue6
Pages688-701
Publication date2017-11-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Gender Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0958-9236 • E-ISSN: 1465-3869
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09589236.2016.1155979
OpenAlexW2332614635
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited48

Although a considerable degree of research has examined the intersection of masculinities, sexualities and sport in the West, this is the first article to address male homosexuality in sport within a Muslim context. To analyze the intersection of sport, masculinities and homosexuality we interview Ghazi, 20, a competitive male bodybuilder in Tunisia. We utilize his narrative to illustrate the similarities and differences between the construction of stigma in both the West and that of Muslim culture in Tunisia. Primarily, we highlight the profoundly negative representation of homosexuality in Tunisia, and the broader Islamic social world, and how it affects the construction and development of masculinity for this Muslim, gay athlete. We utilize Anderson’s notion of homohysteria to help situate the relationship between the expression of femininity and social perceptions of homosexuality in Tunisian culture, comparing it to the Western zeitgeist three decades earlier

Art · Femininity · Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Islam · Literature · Masculinity · Narrative · Sociology · Doping in Sports · Gender Studies · History · Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society

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