Talk:Homosexuality in modern sports
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This article was written as part of an assignment for a collegiate course, "Sports, Religion, and Society". Research and writing was performed by 4 college students. This was the first article created by any of the individuals participating. Feedback on the article and its subject matter is appreciated.JockItching (talk)17:55, 13 April 2010 (UTC) JockItching[reply]
It seems likeGreg Louganis should really be mentioned in this article... ---BAxelrod (talk)20:25, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The introduction needs to have a proper beginning it just jumps straight in to the article.Jbhf1 (talk)13:47, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I just think this could be a subsection on theSports article, or perhaps on each sportsman's individual article.onyx32112:23, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The result of the move request was:Not moved. This move did not have consensus, and has also become technically incorrect as the title wasreverted back to its original long term titleHomosexuality in sports on 4 January. If the nominator wishes to propose a new move, bearing in mind the current title of the article, he or she should do so.(non-admin closure) — Amakuru (talk)16:35, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
– Consistency. "Sportspeople" is used32 times in titles (plus two more if you include proper nouns) with these two being the off exceptions.--Relisted.RedSlash 09:21, 29 December 2013 (UTC)Marcus Qwertyus (talk)00:39, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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-The first sentence in the article is very confusing and only encompasses schools, keep it broad.
-Name some of the homosexual sporting organizations
-Check spelling and grammar
-The study by Osborne and Wagner, Wilkinson and Pearson, should be cited
-Explain why sports like tennis are more accepting
-If you are going to do the legal cases, you should have a wider variety
-Try to just keep it broader overall and site some quotes on homophobia, I think that would strengthen your articleGutier k1 (talk)00:46, 4 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The very first sentence is a great opening, but remove the phrase "and arguable worse than some" because that shows your bias as the writer. In the next sentence, don't refer to the athletes as "several notable outspoken homosexual athletes" because again, you're showing bias as the author. It's not up to you to prove their notability or outspokenness. You're also missing commas throughout the page. For example the next sentence in your lead starts out with "Since then many homosexual..." but you need to inset a comma after "then" making it "Since then, many..." Now, lets's discuss the last two sentences of the lead, "While, overall the trend is towards open acceptance, different sports vary widely and homosexual athletes still face many challenges. International sports organisations have come under scrutiny for holding competitions in countries where LGBT equality is out of step with their own policies." First, "organizations" is spelled incorrectly, and second, these sentences sound argumentative, as if it's the start of an essay when there is nothing to argue on this page. It's not meant to show this type of bias. I think that the rest of the page is alright, but it still needs a few minor changes. You should check the grammar and spelling for the rest of the page and add more citations for the studies you mention. Also, when you explain things, try to put out the information as if it's not your own view, so you can avoid bias.Elsieparmar (talk)15:33, 5 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
West j1 (talk)02:54, 15 November 2016 (UTC)Corrections for this article:- For this article, it sounds pretty good and I don't think you can really expand this article but I would check the cites on this article to make sure that everything is reliable. There are tons of citations on this article and checking them will only make this article more reliable. Everything else in this article looks good and the grammar is good. -James R. West[reply]
Some of the more recent cases of homosexual professional athletes are Michael Sam in the NFL and Jason Williams in the NBA. Both had controversial professional careers after coming out and Michael Sam flat out says that teams did not sign him because he was gay. I may recommend using them as an example to discuss how they are viewed by the teams in professional sports.Troll j1 (talk)00:55, 5 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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We should rename to homosexuality in sports. Because of the fact that modern is not important.New3400 (talk)00:20, 20 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I plan on making some changes to the article in the next week or so. First, I plan to alter the lead so it clearly and concisely summarizes the article's content. I also plan on adding a section called "Notable LGBTQ+ Athletes," which will highlight some of the most notable LGBTQ+ athletes in sports history and provide information on their successes both as an athlete and a person. I feel this section will provide relevant information to the article while at the same time balancing the article, as currently "Homophobia in sports culture" seems to dominate the content provided. Additionally, currently, the article is missing a great deal of citations, so I plan on filling in around 15-20 citations to satisfy Wikipedia's mission of including verifiable and reliable sources. Content will also be added to the "Homophobia in sports culture" section in an attempt to continue to balance the article with relevant, current, and reliable information. Finally, a general copy editing for spelling and grammatical errors will be conducted. Thislink will take you to my annotated bibliography within my sandbox.Jbo33 (talk)01:57, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
