2022
DOI: 10.1123/ssj.2021-0004
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“Just Existing Is Activism”: Transgender Experiences in Martial Arts

Abstract: This study focuses on transgender experiences in martial arts. Interviews with three Finnish and two British transgender martial artists were thematically analyzed, and findings were interpreted through the lens of queer theory. Two themes were identified related to the ways that transgender martial artists experience their sporting contexts, namely martial arts as an empowering and inclusive context and the challenges related to being transgender in martial arts. Two themes were also identified when it comes … Show more

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