ABSTRACT
One of the main arguments in this book is that homonationalist queer politics in sport need to delink from the liberal politics of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) rights and inclusion. The book contains four cases studies of anti-colonial activism in sport: Ultras soccer fans in the Egyptian revolution; the winter Olympics in Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014; and the summer Olympics in London 2012. The rst part of the book describes ‘homonational’ lesbian and gay politics at the Vancouver and London Olympics. The second part explores anti-colonial sport-based activism during the Sochi Olympics and the Egyptian revolution. Methodologically, the project focused on the insights, knowledge and analysis of anti-colonial sport activists in each of these sites.
