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. 2021 May 5;12:671586. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.671586

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.