El colectivo LGTBI+ en el deporte español: inclusión e investigación en la actualidad

Physical-sporting activity (PSA) provides positive effects on people’s health (Bauman et al., 2005; Warburton et al., 2006). Its benefits are especially important for populations at risk of social exclusion since the health of these groups tends to be poorer than that of the rest of the population (Morgan et al., 2007; Van Bergen et al., 2018). As is the case, the collective of lesbians, gays, trans, bisexual and intersex people (LGBTI+) tends to present low levels of physical, psychological and social health (Carmel et al.; 2016; Kidd, et al.; 2016; Symons et al., 2017). For this reason, PSA can be a tool for these people to improve their quality of life and general well-being. Despite the fact that PSA can contribute significantly to the lifestyle of LGBTI+ people, the scientific literature has identified numerous barriers linked to LGBTIphobia that hinder their participation (Denison & Kitchen, 2015; NUS, 2012; Smith et al., 2012). Negative experiences, discrimination, verbal harassment, social isolation, loss of support or pejorative communication on social networks are some of the situations that LGBTI+ people suffer in different settings (Barber & Krane, 2007; Greenspan et al., 2019; NUS, 2012; The National LGB&T Partnership, 2016; Symons et al., 2017). There are few studies that investigate the participation and experiences of the LGBTI+ collective in the PSA. For this reason, the objective of this article is to analyze the state of this issue, specifically in the Spanish sports system, to find out what the situation of LGBTI+ people are like in this country, what initiatives exist to promote their inclusion and the current studies that deal with it. ; La actividad físico-deportiva mejora la calidad de vida y tiene beneficios directos en la salud de las personas. Estos son especialmente importantes para poblaciones con alto riesgo de exclusión social ya que su salud tiende a ser peor que la del resto de la población (Morgan et al., 2007; Van Bergen et al., 2018). Las personas lesbianas, gays, ...