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The authors assert that traditional mass media typically ignore what type of athletes? Provide the distinction between sex and gender provided by the authors. How is media coverage connected to the “gender appropriateness” of a sport? Female athletes who appear to have “mannish” qualities are assumed to be what—forcing them, often to defend what? What is heteronormativity, and how might media coverage of athletes reinforce it? What argument do the authors of this article make for the media not covering the off-the-field lives of gay athletes? How has the rise of new/digital media facilitated discourse and awareness of LGBT issues in sport and of athletes, according to the authors?