Courting the closet
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Sports psychologist Dr Chaitanya Sridhar noted that professional sport is often linked to strength and masculinity, supposed male traits, because of which there is little inclusiveness when a gay male athlete expresses his sexuality. When a male athlete - the supposed embodiment of physical character - says he's gay, it's perceived as a sign of weakness, turning a much-hyped notion on its head.
Dr Sridhar says, "Sports binds male athletes by the culture of machoism, where they are expected to look and sound strong. " She highlighted that a large chunk of the sports market - fans, connoisseurs and critics - are male. The female segment, though rapidly growing, is still miniscule in comparison. She stressed that heterosexual men lacked practice coping with sexual preferences that were removed from the stereotype and were easily alarmed by such choices. It isn't uncommon for men to ridicule friends or associates who may be gay.
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