Essays about: "LGBT athletes"

Found 1 essay containing the words LGBT athletes.

  1. 1. Difficulties of Coming Out Amoung Japanese Elite Athletes : A media-studies inquiry into the case of soccer player Shiho Shimoyamada

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och Turkietstudier

    Author : Anni-Ruffina Ström; [2020]
    Keywords : LGBT athletes; Olympic Games; media representation; self-promotion; Nadeshiko Japan;

    Abstract : The 2020 Summer Olympicsand the Paralympic Games were scheduledto take placein Tokyo. This sporting mega-event has affected change in the public and social spheres of the host country, Japan, but with regard to athletes’ gender and sexual orientation Japan’s mainstream media seem still considerably biased. READ MORE