ATTITUDES AND LEVEL OF ACCEPTANCE OF COACHES IN VARSITY

SPORTS TOWARD LESBIANS AND GAY MEN IN CAVITE STATE

UNIVERSITY
Regine D. Uson
INTRODUCTION
The atmosphere of college athletics has been depicted as hostile,
unwelcoming, and homophobic toward lesbians and gay men. According to
Jacobson (2002), within the domain of the university, the athletic department
has been described as the most homophobic place on campus! (p. A"").
#ittle research has investigated the attitudes of coaches toward lesbians and
gay men ($oper % &alloran, 200'). (o published literature has been found,
which investigates attitude di)erences of varsity coaches toward lesbians
and gay men participating in collegiate sports.
*verall, the current study is essential for three reasons. +irst, lesbians
and gay men are members of an at,ris- group that endures tremendous
pre.udices based on se/ual orientation. The pre.udice and discrimination that
lesbians and gay men face vary, and some forms of discrimination are even
legal. 0econd, little research has focused on attitudes and acceptance toward
lesbians and gay men in the conte/t of sport. 1ore speci2cally, the body of
literature regarding the attitudes of coaches in collegiate sports toward
lesbians and gay men is scarce. 3t has been suggested that, within the
conte/t of sport, negative attitudes toward lesbians and gay men are openly
e/pressed (4olf,4endel, Toma, % 1orphew, 2005) and these attitudes are
believed to be widespread and accepted.
Stateent o! t"e P#o$%e
3n general, this study will be conducted to e/amine the attitudes and
level of acceptance of coaches in varsity sports toward lesbians and gay men
in 6avite 0tate 7niversity.
0peci2cally, this will answer the following research 8uestions9
5. 4hat is the pro2le of the coaches of collegiate sports in 6v07 in
terms of gender, level of education and sport type coached:
2. 4hat are the attitudes and level of acceptance of the coaches of
varsity sports in 6v07 toward lesbians and gay men:
". 3s there a signi2cant di)erence in the attitudes and level of
acceptance toward lesbians and gay men between women and men
coaches of collegiate sports in 6v07:
;. 3s there a signi2cant di)erence in the attitudes and level of
acceptance toward lesbians and gay men of coaches of collegiate
sports in 6v07 when grouped according to level of education:
<. 3s there a signi2cant di)erence in the attitudes and level of
acceptance toward lesbians and gay men between coaches of team
sports and individual=dual sports: