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The Argument That Gender And Sport Does Not Match With Gender

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Society view sport as a masculine activity. If men that play and excel at sport, society will agree his sex match with his gender. However, when women play sport, society might disagree that their sex not match with their gender. As the article states, “the first false belief is a woman playing sport, must be a lesbian.” (article 7, p.1) This is a wrong belief. When women play sport and behave like a man, some people might label them as ‘lesbian’. Some people might think women should behave in a feminine way but not playing sport. This will put women in an unfair position. The second wrong belief states, “the myth of the lesbian athlete conflates sex, gender, and sexuality by re/creating a singular lesbian identity, which includes having a
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