Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 19, 2026

Skeletal Muscle Gender Dimorphism from Proteomics
Published on: December 14, 2011
John Amaechi: changing the way sport reporters examine gay athletes
Edward Ted M Kian1, Eric Anderson
1Department of Child, Family and Community Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-1250, USA. ekian@mail.ucf.edu
Abstract:
In 2007, John Amaechi became the first former National Basketball Association (NBA) player to publicly announce he was gay. Former NBA star Tim Hardaway made a series of homophobic remarks a week later. A textual analysis was used to analyze narratives on Amaechi's revelation and/or Hardaway's comments published in 50 international newspapers. Four dominant themes emerged from the data. While most of these themes supported narratives that gay males remain unwelcome in men's team sports, all were challenged consistently, thus, showing the fluidity of hegemonic masculinity and the increasing societal acceptance of gays and gay lifestyles. Moreover, print media writers exhibited little homophobia and frequently called for more acceptance of gays, particularly within sport.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Amebiasis
Reporter Genes
Commonly used reporter...
Social Facilitation
The Y Chromosome Determines Maleness
Evolution
Around 300 million years ago, the two sex chromosomes diverged from two identical autosomal chromosomes. Over time, the Y chromosome has lost most of its genes, shrinking in size. Today,...
Infertility in Males
Journal Bearings
To better understand the concept of journal bearings, consider a rope winch with dry or...
