TABLE 2.
Summary of experiences in sport.
LGBTIQ+ | Hetero sexual | |
Variable | N (%) | N (%) |
“Have you faced any challenges, issues or negative experiences in sport as a result of your gender identification or sexuality?” | N = 81 | N = 51 |
Yes | 27 (33.3%) | 8 (15.7%) |
No | 54 (66.7%) | 43 (84.3%) |
“Have you had any positive experiences in sport as a result of your gender identification or sexuality?” | N = 79 | N = 51 |
Yes | 41 (51.9%) | 15 (29.4%) |
No | 38 (48.1%) | 36 (70.6%) |
“Have you ever felt unsafe/vulnerable in a sporting environment as a result of your gender identification or sexuality?” | N = 78 | N = 51 |
Yes | 31 (39.7%) | 8 (15.7%) |
No | 47 (60.3%) | 43 (84.3%) |
Not relevant | 0 | 0 |
“Do you feel safe in your sporting club/organization as a result of your gender identification or sexuality?” | N = 78 | N = 51 |
Yes | 44 (56.4%) | 28 (54.9%) |
No | 3 (3.8%) | 5 (9.8%) |
Not relevant | 31 (39.7%) | 18 (35.3%) |
“Do you feel included in your sporting club/organization as a result of your gender identification or sexuality?” | N = 77 | N = 51 |
Yes | 40 (51.9%) | 32 (62.7%) |
No | 7 (9.1%) | 3 (5.9%) |
Not relevant | 30 (39.0%) | 16 (31.4%) |
“Are there any policies in your sporting club/organization that you feel exclude members of the LGBTIQ+ community?” | N = 77 | N = 50 |
Yes | 3 (3.9%) | 3 (6.0%) |
No | 19 (24.7%) | 23 (46.0%) |
I am not aware of my sporting club/organization policies | 28 (36.4%) | 11 (22.0%) |
Not relevant | 27 (35.1%) | 13 (26.0%) |
“Are there any policies in your current sporting club/organization that you feel exclude heterosexual people?” | N = 76 | N = 49 |
Yes | 2 (2.6%) | 0 |
No | 27 (35.5%) | 28 (57.1%) |
I am not aware of my sporting club/organization policies | 22 (28.9%) | 9 (18.4%) |
Not relevant | 25 (32.9%) | 12 (24.5%) |
LGBTIQ+, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, and other.