Sexual Orientation

Academic Sources

Ivy, R. L. (2001). Geographical variation in alternative tourism and recreation establishments. Tourism Geographies, 3(3), 338-355. 

Cunningham, G. B. (2015). LGBT inclusive athletic departments as agents of social change. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 8(1), 43-56.

Klim, E. (2015). The ‘Other’Colour Barrier of Sport: The Role of Hegemonic Masculinity in Leaving the LGBT Community on the Sidelines of SportSociological Imagination: Western’s Undergraduate Sociology Student Journal,4(1), 5.


Popular Sources

Transgender Variant Working Group blog, Facebook and Work Group report

Passport Magazine – An LGBTQ travel publication that has a few articles about the National Parks.  Could be interesting to have the class look around the site and pick an article or two that interests them in order to get the LGBTQ perspective.

National Park Service Honors Employees for LGBT Pride Month

Gay Liberation Statue in New York City’s Christopher Park

Transgender men build their bodies, confidence at KC’s City Gym – Video and ESPN article below


Videos and Simulations

Story behind transgender-friendly gym featured in Google ad