This week we are joined by David J. Leonard, professor of Critical Culture, Gender, & Race Studies at Washington State University and author of After Artest: The NBA and the Assault on Blackness. We discuss the significance of Jason Collins’s article in Sports Illustrated announcing that he is gay, the media’s reaction to him coming out, and sport as a site key site for the performance of gender and sexuality.
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Letta Page — May 10, 2013
What an interesting quote in the intersection of gender and sexuality in sports: "Collins disrupts the stereotypes... Griner's announcement actually confirms a long-held stereotype" that women's athletic ability and heterosexuality are incompatible. This interview is great, and I'm only like 8 minutes in...
Friday Roundup: May 10, 2013 » The Editors' Desk — May 10, 2013
[...] “David Leonard on Jason Collins,” with Kyle Green. Gender, sport, sexuality, media, stigma, this interview has it all. [...]