Halbrook Meghan K, Watson Jack C, Voelker Dana K
a Department of Physical Education , Randolph College , Lynchburg , Virginia , USA.
b College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences , West Virginia University , Morgantown , West Virginia , USA.
J Homosex. 2019;66(6):838-856. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2017.1423222. Epub 2018 Apr 10.
Despite reports that there has been a positive trend in perception and treatment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals in recent years (Griffin, 2012 ; Loftus, 2001 ), sport, in general, is still an uncertain, and sometimes even hostile, environment for LGB athletes (Anderson, 2005 ; Waldron & Krane, 2005 ). To gain more information on coach understanding and perceptions of the team environment, 10 high school head coaches in the United States were interviewed to explore their experiences coaching openly LGB athletes. Qualitative analyses revealed four primary themes associated with coach experiences: team environment dogmas and observations, fundamental beliefs contributing to perceptions of LGB athletes, types and timing of sexual orientation disclosure, and differential LGB athlete characteristics. Future research should examine these primary themes in more detail through interviews with LGB athletes, as well as high school coaches in more traditionally masculine sports, such as football, men's basketball, and wrestling.
尽管有报道称，近年来在对女同性恋、男同性恋和双性恋（LGB）群体的认知和治疗方面出现了积极趋势（格里芬，2012；洛夫特斯，2001），但总体而言，体育界对LGB运动员来说仍是一个不确定、甚至有时充满敌意的环境（安德森，2005；沃尔德伦和克兰，2005）。为了获取更多关于教练对团队环境的理解和认知的信息，对美国10位高中主教练进行了访谈，以探讨他们指导公开身份的LGB运动员的经历。定性分析揭示了与教练经历相关的四个主要主题：团队环境的教条和观察、影响对LGB运动员认知的基本信念、性取向披露的类型和时机，以及LGB运动员的不同特征。未来的研究应该通过对LGB运动员以及从事更具传统男性化运动（如足球、男子篮球和摔跤）的高中教练进行访谈，更详细地研究这些主要主题。
