Homosexuality in Sport - Britney, Stacy, Taylor, Jude

Throughout the semester, in class, we talked a lot about how homosexuality is viewed and portrayed in sport. As a group, we all found this topic and the conversations we had in class to be very interesting so we chose it for our group presentation. We decided to break up homosexuality in sport into different parts. They include; management and homosexuality - how should management handle homosexuality in their organization? Female vs. Male - why is it more acceptable for females to come out than males in sport? Endorsements and Financial risks - is it worth the financial risk to come out if you are in professional sport and getting paid to do what you do and be in the media? Locker room culture - how is the atmosphere affected in the locker room if there is a gay or lesbian on the team? Homosexuality in different sports and age groups - is it more acceptable for an athlete to come out if they are in a team sport or individual sport? Or is it more acceptable for them to come out as a college athlete compared to a professional athlete? A tolerance rule - should there be a no tolerance rule in sport for homosexuals? And finally, with a negative connotation in sport, what should be done to change the view point many have of gays in sport? In our presentation we will be talking about many different viewpoints of each question asked. We will talk about people who agree, disagree and who are neutral with every part that is talked about.