TABLE 3.
Summary of acceptance of LGBTIQ+ people in sport.
| LGBTIQ+1 | Heterosexual2 | |||||
| Tolerant | Neutral | Intolerant | Tolerant | Neutral | Intolerant | |
| Item | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
| I would never be part of a sports club that included homosexual, bisexual or transgender people | 68 (88.3%) | 3 (3.9%) | 6 (7.8%) | 38 (77.6%) | 5 (10.2%) | 6 (12.2%) |
| If I were a coach, I would not feel comfortable knowing that there is a homosexual person on my team | 73 (94.8%) | 2 (2.6%) | 2 (2.6%) | 45 (91.8%) | 2 (4.1%) | 2 (4.1%) |
| If I had a child, I wouldn’t like their coach to be gay or lesbian | 73 (94.8%) | 2 (2.6%) | 2 (2.6%) | 41 (83.7%) | 7 (14.3%) | 1 (2.0%) |
| I would not feel comfortable hugging a homosexual rival after a match | 70 (92.1%) | 2 (2.6%) | 4 (5.3%) | 44 (89.8%) | 4 (%) | 1 (2.0%) |
| I would not feel at ease if it is known that my teammate is not heterosexual | 74 (97.4%) | 1 (1.3%) | 1 (1.3%) | 47 (95.9%) | 2 (4.1%) | 0 |
| I would not like to get changed in the same changing room with a homosexual person | 74 (97.4%) | 2 (2.6%) | 0 | 40 (81.6%) | 6 (12.2%) | 3 (6.1%) |
| I think that boys are not genetically suited for ‘artistic’ sports such as figure skating, rhythmic gymnastics or aerobics | 72 (94.7%) | 3 (3.9%) | 1 (1.3%) | 46 (93.9%) | 2 (4.1%) | 1 (2.0%) |
| If I had a son, I would not feel at ease if he wanted to practice rhythmic gymnastics or any other mostly ‘feminine’ sports | 73 (96.1%) | 2 (2.6%) | 1 (1.3%) | 42 (85.7%) | 3 (6.1%) | 4 (8.2%) |
| Girls who practice contact sports, like rugby, lose part of their femininity | 74 (97.4%) | 2 (2.6%) | 0 | 46 (93.9%) | 1 (2.0%) | 2 (4.1%) |
| If a sportsman touches a teammate’s bottom when scoring a goal, it is because he is gay | 74 (96.1%) | 3 (3.9%) | 0 | 46 (95.8%) | 2 (4.2%) | 0 |
| If I had a daughter, I would not feel comfortable if she competed in rugby | 71 (92.2%) | 5 (6.5%) | 1 (1.3%) | 42 (87.5%) | 2 (4.2%) | 4 (8.3%) |
| Generally, I think that girls who practice sport are too muscular | 72 (93.5%) | 5 (6.5%) | 0 | 46 (95.8%) | 2 (4.2%) | 0 |
| I think that lesbians are more aggressive in sport than heterosexual women and girls | 70 (92.1%) | 4 (5.3%) | 2 (2.6%) | 40 (83.3%) | 8 (16.7%) | 0 |
| It seems logical to me that sports fans would laugh at an effeminate player during a game | 72 (94.7%) | 4 (5.3%) | 0 | 41 (85.4%) | 6 (12.5%) | 1 (2.1%) |
| I would not like to get changed in the same changing room with a transgender person | 72 (94.7%) | 3 (3.9%) | 1 (1.3%) | 39 (81.3%) | 3 (6.3%) | 6 (12.5%) |
| I would feel nervous in an openly homosexual sports club | 73 (96.1%) | 3 (3.9%) | 0 | 40 (83.3%) | 5 (10.4%) | 3 (6.3%) |
| If I had children, I would not like their coach to be transgender | 74 (97.4%) | 1 (1.3%) | 1 (1.3%) | 39 (81.3%) | 5 (10.4%) | 4 (8.3%) |
| I think that most girls who practice my sport are lesbians | 70 (92.1%) | 5 (6.6%) | 1 (1.3%) | 41 (85.4%) | 6 (12.5%) | 1 (2.1%) |
| The image of lesbian sportswomen kissing each other to celebrate a victory should be avoided in sport events | 70 (92.1%) | 4 (5.3%) | 2 (2.6%) | 35 (72.9%) | 9 (18.8%) | 4 (8.3%) |
| Gay sportspeople should not kiss each other and show off their homosexuality within public sporting events | 70 (92.1%) | 5 (6.6%) | 1 (1.3%) | 34 (70.8%) | 8 (16.7%) | 6 (12.5%) |
LGBTIQ+, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, and other. 1Internal consistency (Cronbach’s α) for this sample was 0.94. 2Internal consistency (Cronbach’s α) for this sample was 0.95.