| Abstract: | Abstract This paper analyses the social construction of heterosexuality and the existence of heterosexism and homophobia within physical education and sport and the impact that they have had on the participation of women and girls in sport. In order to illustrate some of these issues specific attention is directed towards recent research that has explored both the educative and sporting lives of lesbian physical education teachers in England. Further, the paper focuses on those (few) sporting dykes who have dared to come out to play. In so doing reference is made to the lives of ‘girl jocks’, both in individual and team sports and to those sporting arenas where lesbians have been free(r) to play. The paper concludes by offering strategies to not only reclaim sport but to transform it so that just and equitable participation for all might be realised. |
