Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders

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Survey: Homophobia and Transphobia in Sports

Please share your story, or the story of someone you know, by completing the survey below.
We will hold your information in confidence until we talk with you about how we might use it.

Please Share Your Story

To determine how we can best address homophobia and transphobia in sports, GLAD is researching the ways in which anti-gay and anti-transgender attitudes affect LGBT athletes and coaches. Our first step is collecting the stories of LGBT athletes, coaches and allies who can shed light on the challenges and barriers homophobia and transphobia present. We’re also interested in your success stories and positive experiences.

Please share your story, or the story of someone you know, about sports at any level – school/college/university, amateur, or professional, or just your experience in a school gym class or recreational program.

Questions marked with an * are required. Including your contact information is optional, but will be helpful if we need to follow up with you. We do ask that you enter your state to help us track where responses are coming from. Thank you for sharing your story.

Describe your current and/or past participation in sports* (select all that apply):

Recreational Athlete
High School Athlete
College Athlete
Professional Athlete
Recreational Coach
High School Coach
College Coach
Professional Coach
I have observations about others' experiences

What sport/sports have you played?

Have you experienced or observed homophobia or transphobia related to sports?*
(select all that apply)

For example, anti-gay team atmosphere, harassment, homophobic or transphobic language, etc.?

Yes, I've experienced
Yes, I've observed
No, my experiences have been positive

Please describe your experience or observation:

If yes, what impact did that experience have on you
or the person/people you observed? (select all that apply)

It discouraged me/others from coming out to other players or coaches
It made me/others stop playing the sport, or leave the team
It discouraged me/others from trying out for a team
Other (please describe below)

Can you share more detail about the impact of your experience or observations?

Have you ever reported an incident of homophobia or transphobia to a
coach, school personnel or other authority figure?*

Yes
No
There was no one I felt comfortable talking to

If you have reported a homophobic or transphobic incident, please describe what happened:

What other challenges, if any, do you think face LGBT people in sports?

Please tell us where you heard about this survey:

Contact Information

Including contact information is optional, but will be helpful if we need to follow up with you. We do ask that you enter your state to help us track where responses are coming from.

Your Information

First Name
Last Name
Birth Date MM/DD/YY
Gender
Race/Ethnicity
If we need to contact you, may we identify ourselves as GLAD? Yes No
May we use your story for public education?
Yes No

May We Contact You?

Mailing address
City
State*
Zip
Phone
Email address

GLAD is proud to be an endorsing organization for It Takes A Team Education Campaign for LGBT Issues in Sport.

It Takes A Team is an education and advocacy initiative of the Women's Sports Foundation dedicated to making high school and collegiate athletics safe, inclusive and respectful of all regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. We develop and disseminate curriculum materials, policy recommendations and informational resources for athletic administrators, coaches, athletes and parents.

For more information visit www.ItTakesATeam.org