Beschreibung:
Figures - Acknowledgments - Introduction: The Arduous Ascent of the Openly-Gay Male Athlete - Inside the Sports Closet: Tensions of Hiding, Passing, and Outing - Telling Your Story: PR Firms, Strategic Media, and the Power of Mass Messaging - Anatomy of a Gay Sports Story: Assembling and Advancing the Coming Out of Jason Collins - Playing "Out" in the Media: Framing Gay Athlete Stories - Identity Politics: Gendered, Racial, and Religious Performativity - The Floodgates Open? The Future of the Openly-Gay Athlete - Appendix: List of Interview Respondents - Index.