In Outlook's latest issue, She Will Overcome, we explore not just how women—heterosexual, lesbian, transgender, Adivasi, Dalit and from religious minorities—pursue sports and shine in their fields but have also stopped tolerating discrimination.
The world of sports has long operated as a site of perpetuating and celebrating a type of (heterosexual) masculine identity based on physical dominance, aggression and competitiveness. Men are paid more than women, treated better and given more publicity.
