“And in the rainbow corner”: Orlando Cruz and performances of masculinity, homonormativity, and liberation
In this essay, building on previous scholarship on race, gender, and sexuality in sports, we look at the public coming-out process of the first openly gay male boxer, Puerto Rican Orlando Cruz. Influenced by women-of-color feminism, performance studies, Latina media criticism, and sociology of sport...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Latino studies 2023-03, Vol.21 (1), p.64-83 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In this essay, building on previous scholarship on race, gender, and sexuality in sports, we look at the public coming-out process of the first openly gay male boxer, Puerto Rican Orlando Cruz. Influenced by women-of-color feminism, performance studies, Latina media criticism, and sociology of sports, we analyze media interviews in both English-and Spanish-language media, using critical discourse analysis and queer-of-color and performance approaches. We pay attention to how Orlando Cruz used the media to stage his public coming out; investigate how homophobia and toxic masculinity helped shape, narrate, and perform this process; and examine how he negotiated his masculinity and sexuality in the media. |
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ISSN: | 1476-3435 1476-3443 |
DOI: | 10.1057/s41276-022-00392-1 |