Sport is an inherently hegemonic hyper masculinity-building project. Therefore, tensions exist when non-hegemonic groups reclaim sport. This thesis questions how normativity is constructed and resisted in non-normative sporting spaces. Drawing from semi-structured interviews, participant observations, self-reflection qualitative methods and post-structural, spatial and post-colonial theory, I problematize how sportsmanship (sportspersonship) is “cultivated” in a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (lgbtq) soccer league . Specifically, I interrogate how queer sporting bodies negotiate (homo/hetero)normativity by either contesting or confirming neoliberal values of ‘sportsmanship.’ Five interlocking themes that emerged from my data suggest that ‘a queer muscularity’ and ‘a normative queer nationhood’ is being (re)produced by and through queer sporting bodies and sports spaces. I argue that we need to be vigilant of queer sporting spaces that claim to be or are assumed to have greater inclusivity because these spaces may actually facilitate the (re)production of dominant discourses and norms.

Sport is an inherently hegemonic hyper masculinity-building project. Therefore, tensions exist when non-hegemonic groups reclaim sport. This thesis questions how normativity is constructed and resisted in non-normative sporting spaces. Drawing from semi-structured interviews, participant observations, self-reflection qualitative methods and post-structural, spatial and post-colonial theory, I problematize how sportsmanship (sportspersonship) is “cultivated” in a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (lgbtq) soccer league . Specifically, I interrogate how queer sporting bodies negotiate (homo/hetero)normativity by either contesting or confirming neoliberal values of ‘sportsmanship.’ Five interlocking themes that emerged from my data suggest that ‘a queer muscularity’ and ‘a normative queer nationhood’ is being (re)produced by and through queer sporting bodies and sports spaces. I argue that we need to be vigilant of queer sporting spaces that claim to be or are assumed to have greater inclusivity because these spaces may actually facilitate the (re)production of dominant discourses and norms.

JOCA, Alexandre Martins. Diversidade sexual na escola: um problema posto à mesa. 2008. 184f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Educação) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Faculdade de Educação, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Brasileira, Fortaleza-CE, 2008. / Submitted by Raul Oliveira (raulcmo@hotmail.com) on 2012-07-03T13:56:17Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2008_Dis_AMJoca.pdf: 1646682 bytes, checksum: 850a393189ee56cc09083a0a3f22c758 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Josineide Góis(josineide@ufc.br) on 2012-07-20T11:27:02Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2008_Dis_AMJoca.pdf: 1646682 bytes, checksum: 850a393189ee56cc09083a0a3f22c758 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2012-07-20T11:27:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2008_Dis_AMJoca.pdf: 1646682 bytes, checksum: 850a393189ee56cc09083a0a3f22c758 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / This research is a paper about sexual educated education through the dialog between school and the homossexual movement in teaching continued formation about gender and sexual diversity, done by The Grupo de Resistência Asa Branca – GRAB, in 2007, with Fortaleza’s public schools’ educators. The dialog about the destruction of the meanings and senses attributed to the human sexuality, with the objective of facing the social unequalities born from homofobia directed to lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transvestites and transexuals – LGBTT. In this way, the present research debates the fragilities and the possibilities of the schools to the development of educative practice of recognizing and defense of the gender’s identity and of sexual diversity, in a way to comprehend its limits and to observe its opportunities. So, it is intended to contribute with the constitution of a sexual educated education on facing the homofobia, in the sense of thinking of educative practices, which provides positive social relationships with LGBTT in the school environment. / Esta pesquisa é um trabalho sobre a educação sexual escolarizada através do diálogo entre a escola e o movimento homossexual no processo de formação docente continuada sobre gênero e diversidade sexual, realizado pelo Grupo de Resistência Asa Branca – GRAB, em 2007, com educadores/as de escolas públicas de Fortaleza/CE. Diálogo sobre a desconstrução dos significados e sentidos atribuídos à sexualidade humana, com o objetivo do enfrentamento às desigualdades sociais oriundas da homofobia dirigida a lésbicas, gays, bissexuais, travestis e transexuais - LGBTT. Desse modo, esta pesquisa debate sobre as fragilidades e as possibilidades da escola para o desenvolvimento de práticas educativas de reconhecimento e defesa da identidade de gênero e da diversidade sexual, visando compreender seus limites e observar suas oportunidades. Assim, pretende-se contribuir para a constituição de uma educação sexual escolarizada de enfrentamento à homofobia, no sentido de pensar práticas educativas que proporcionem relações sociais positivas com LGBTT no ambiente escolar.

Cette étude dresse le portrait des collections de littérature jeunesse à contenu LGBTQ dans les bibliothèques publiques québécoises afin de déterminer si la population est bien servie à cet égard, peu importe le lieu et la taille de la collectivité. Pour ce faire, nous avons adopté une approche qualitative et utilisé la méthode de l’évaluation par liste. Ainsi, les collections de 41 bibliothèques publiques municipales ont été examinées au moyen d’une liste de vérification de 38 titres de littérature jeunesse à contenu LGBTQ publiés de 2003 à 2018. Les données recueillies ont fait l’objet d’une analyse statistique surtout descriptive. À l’instar d’études antérieures sur les collections des bibliothèques canadiennes et américaines, la présente recherche a montré que le niveau de présence de la littérature jeunesse à contenu LGBTQ varie considérablement selon les bibliothèques et que la taille des populations, l’importance des collections et le budget consacré aux livres ne suffisent pas à expliquer toutes les fluctuations. L’analyse des données a aussi permis de révéler que les romans à contenu LGBTQ destinés aux ados étaient beaucoup plus susceptibles de figurer dans les collections que les albums et les premiers romans destinés aux enfants. De plus, l’analyse a montré que le thème de l’homosexualité masculine était largement représenté dans les collections, tandis que celui de l’homoparentalité était considérablement sous-représenté. Pourtant, selon les données recueillies, les albums pour enfants sur le thème de l’homoparentalité sont justement le type de matériel qui était le plus emprunté dans les bibliothèques au moment de l’étude. Cette étude exploratoire ne permet pas de conclure avec certitude que les collections de littérature jeunesse à contenu LGBTQ dans les bibliothèques québécoises sont suffisantes et appropriées. Toutefois, la comparaison des résultats obtenus avec ceux d’autres recherches suggère que, dans l’ensemble, les bibliothèques québécoises font plutôt bien à cet égard. / The purpose of this study is to examine the stocks of young adult and children’s literature collections with LGBTQ content made available in Québec public libraries to determine whether the population is sufficiently provided for, regardless of the location and size of the city or town where they live. To carry out this research project, we used the checklist evaluation method. Collections from a sample of 41 municipal public libraries were thus examined, using a checklist of 38 young adult and children’s literature titles with LGBTQ content, published from 2003 to 2018. The collected data was subjected to statistical analysis. As with previous studies of Canadian and American public library collections, this research has shown that the level of presence of young adult and children’s literature with LGBTQ content varies considerably in all libraries, and that the size of populations, the size of collections and the budgets for printed books can’t explain all the fluctuations. Data analysis also revealed that novels with LGBTQ content for teenagers were much more likely to be held in collections than early readers’ novels and children’s picture books. The results have also shown that male homosexuality as a theme is well represented in the collections, while same sex parenthood is significantly underrepresented. However, according to the data, the picture books for children on the topic of same-sex parenthood are exactly the type of material which was the most borrowed in the sampled libraries at the time of the study. This exploratory study alone does not entirely support the conclusion that collections of young adult and children’s literature with LGBTQ content in Québec public libraries are sufficient and appropriate. However, comparing results from this research to those from other researches suggests that, overall, Quebec libraries seem to be doing well in this regard.

Sexualpädagogik ist eine Aspektdisziplin der Pädagogik, welche sowohl die sexuelle Sozialisation als auch die zielgerichtete erzieherische Einflussnahme auf die Sexualität von Menschen aller Lebensalter erforscht und wissenschaftlich reflektiert. Sexualpädagogik kann begrifflich, inhaltlich und methodisch von Sexualerziehung, Sexualaufklärung, sexualpädagogischer Beratung und sexueller Bildung abgegrenzt werden. Es handelt sich um ein wissenschaftlich und gesellschaftlich umkämpftes Feld.