{"product_id":"cutting-edge-hockey-as-queer-culture-paperback","title":"Cutting Edge: Hockey as Queer Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Gawthrop\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeated Rivalry\u003c\/em\u003e for realz: a fascinating and timely examination of ice hockey through a queer lens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eConversations around the phenomenal success of the TV series \u003cem\u003eHeated Rivalry\u003c\/em\u003e have put a spotlight on LGBTQ+ hockey players at a cultural moment when queer and trans folk in sports are being bullied and scapegoated. When author Daniel Gawthrop laced on his first pair of skates as a twelve-year-old Peewee house league player in 1975, he never imagined he would grow up to start a gay men's hockey club. Nor that his mainstream media musings about the beauty of \"Russian Rocket\" Pavel Bure would prompt \"straight\" commentary by everyone from Don Cherry to \u003cem\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/em\u003e. These stories and more form the heart of \u003cem\u003eCutting Edge\u003c\/em\u003e, a fascinating probe into the role of gender, masculinity, and sexuality in defining--and too often demeaning--Canada's national sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining the game through a queer lens, Gawthrop reveals how hockey has evolved from the bastion of straight white male machismo it used to be into a sport where women and players of all ethnicities are welcome and where gender-diverse people now have safe places to play. At the same time, hockey's powers that be--from scandal-ridden Hockey Canada to the overly cautious NHL--have been reluctant to embrace change, especially in light of the growing social pushback against queers in sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then there's \u003cem\u003eHeated Rivalry\u003c\/em\u003e, whose unexpected mainstream success has led to questions about whether it will encourage queer professional players to finally come out, all while introducing the sport to new generations of fans. With great insight and verve, \u003cem\u003eCutting Edge\u003c\/em\u003e explores this phenomenon and more, pointing the way to a better, more modern, and more inclusive kind of hockey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Gawthrop\u003c\/strong\u003e (he\/him) is the author of six non-fiction books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Trial of Pope Benedict\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Rice Queen Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e (both Arsenal Pulp Press), and one novel, \u003cem\u003eDouble Karma\u003c\/em\u003e (Cormorant Books). A co-founder of the Cutting Edges, Vancouver's LGBTQ+ hockey association, he has written extensively about hockey for numerous publications. He lives in New Westminster, BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56435026559281,"sku":"9781834050485","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/ekFkusQyXv9781834050485.webp?v=1790164536","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/cutting-edge-hockey-as-queer-culture-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}