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Sports fans more welcoming of LGBTQ+ people than ever (www.thepinknews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The article does specifically state "60 per cent would be happy to play alongside a trans teammate", so the research definitely did look into acceptance of trans people separately from LGB people. While 60% is lower than the mid-70s percentage that accept LGB people, it is still a majority.

The truth is that sports fans, like the majority of people, are accepting of trans people, but don't care about the issue strongly enough to start pushing against discrimination. The issue isn't a lack of support, it's a lack of allies actually being vocal about it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Whatever the reason, trans people are the most excluded from sports that they've ever been. This headline completely erases that

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think what the editor wanted to communicate with the title was that

trans people, although discriminated in sports, are increasingly welcomed by fans
this can pressure the sports organizations to change their stance

Trans people being discriminated is common sense for almost all readers of that website, so I don't think it's misleading.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If that was their goal, they did it without actually mentioning just how bad it is for trans people at the moment. The article didn't say "Sports are moving against trans folks, but fans don't want that". What it said is that sports are more welcoming than ever, at the time when trans folk are more excluded than ever.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Okay I agree with that regarding the content.

The only part they emphasized the ongoing problem is the last paragraph, and their wording is still vague.

“At all levels, from grassroots sports and the gym up to elite levels, there are are still many barriers that result in LGBTQ+ people shying away from participating, and if we want to truly make sport everyone’s game, we need to turn the Rainbow Lace from a symbol of inclusion into a mindset.”

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

their wording is still vague.

Yep. The experiences that cis LGBQ folk have in sports is nothing at all like the experience that gender diverse folk experience sports, and the implied equivalence even there is glossing over the reality that many of us are dealing with.