Sports
Dr. Payoshni Mitra, a researcher, activist and writer working on gender issues in sport in India with special emphasis on intersexuality…
Sports and Sexuality: many who hear the two terms together wonder how they are connected and what sexuality has got…
I find that sports spaces demand that all athletes, irrespective of their gender, ‘play like men’. I was recently coaching…
[slideshow_deploy id=’3852′] Women have historically engaged in sporting events, very often fighting dominant stereotypes and stigma to do so. But…
When I first read the title of the September issue – Sports and Sexuality – I was a little taken…
‘All I have to say is sporty spice is the only one without a bloke’ is the warning given by…
Bare feet, dry brown hair, shabby clothes, a girl not older than 12 years stared out from her terrace at…
As a teenager, I played tennis with friends, both male and female. Mostly we played with whoever was available to…
“The UFC was appalled by the transphobic comments made by heavyweight Matt Mitrione,” stated the mixed martial arts governing body, which recently suspended…
This post was originally published at Mail Online. The family and friends of the teenager who struck gold in the women’s…
Dr. Payoshni Mitra, a researcher, activist and writer working on gender issues in sport in India with special emphasis on intersexuality…
In the spirit of the Games, I watched the Netflix film Rising Phoenix which documents the history of the Paralympics and its impact on the world in making visible the topic of disability. It also tracks the personal and professional journey of some of the top Paralympic athletes who share their challenges, frustrations and motivations.
Society finds a million different ways to tell us that sports are not for women but why? In popular culture, it is mostly men who are shown to be excelling at sports. Athletic women are shown as out-of-place ‘tomboys’ and outcasts.
From today’s vantage point I see that I missed an opportunity to use PT and sports in school as a way to get to know and move my body. This in turn held me back from viewing myself as a sexual being.