|
|
|
|
||||
|
||||
(E)Racing Jennifer Harris: Sexuality and Race, Law and Discourse in Harris v. PortlandErin BuzuvisWestern New England University School of Law Kristine E. NewhallUniversity of Iowa 2008 Journal of Sport and Social Issues, Vol. 32, p. 345, 2008 Abstract: In 2007 Penn State basketball coach Rene Portland retired shortly after a confidential settlement ended a discrimination lawsuit brought by former player Jennifer Harris against Portland and PSU. Because of Portland's infamous policy of not allowing lesbians on her team, her departure was celebrated as a victory against homophobia in sports. Yet while Harris's claims of sexual orientation discrimination were validated in the media, her allegations of racial discrimination were ignored or dismissed as implausible. In this Article, we examine the omission of race from the discourse surrounding this case and suggest that both legal and cultural factors contribute to society's tendency to ignore the intersecting discrimination in sport and the multiplicity of identity.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 24 Keywords: discrimination, college athletics, race, gender, sexual orientation Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: January 16, 2009 ; Last revised: December 28, 2011Suggested Citation |
|
|||||||||||||
© 2013 Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
FAQ
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Copyright
This page was processed by apollo1 in 0.375 seconds
