Faculty of Health and Psychology, Staffordshire University, UK.
Br J Sociol. 2012 Jun;63(2):370-87. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2012.01414.x.
This article draws on 3,500 responses from fans and professionals involved in association football (soccer) to an anonymous online survey posted from June 2010 to October 2010 regarding their views towards gay footballers. The overall findings are that, contrary to assumptions of homophobia, there is evidence of rapidly decreasing homophobia within the culture of football fandom. The results advance inclusive masculinity theory with 93 per cent of fans of all ages stating that there is no place for homophobia within football. Fans blame agents and clubs for the lack of openness and challenge football's governing organizations to oppose the culture of secrecy surrounding gay players and to provide a more inclusive environment to support players who want to come out.
本文借鉴了 3500 名足球迷和专业人士的反馈，他们对 2010 年 6 月至 10 月期间在网上对同性恋足球运动员的看法进行了匿名调查。总的来说，与恐同假设相反，足球迷文化中的恐同现象正在迅速减少。调查结果支持包容性男子气概理论，所有年龄段的球迷中有 93%表示，足球界不应存在恐同现象。球迷们将缺乏公开性归咎于经纪人以及俱乐部，并呼吁足球管理机构反对围绕同性恋球员的保密文化，为想要公开身份的球员提供更包容的环境。
