Sport organisations continue to place a low priority on addressing the exclusion and discrimination experienced by LGBTQ+ people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning/queer, and sexual/gender diverse). It was previously thought this was due to a lack of quantitative evidence of a problem; however, over the past decade, a large body of quantitative research has been conducted, including two international studies, providing strong evidence that discriminatory behaviour remains common in sport and is harmful to this population. In this paper, the authors summarise existing quantitative evidence and consider why sport organisations continue to be slow to address LGBTQ+ exclusion. They argue sport management scholars are in a unique and privileged position to address current resistance to action and drive change through conducting research aimed at identifying pragmatic, practical approaches to end harmful discriminatory behaviours. Finally, the authors describe why such research has the potential to mitigate harm while also advancing the discipline in ways described as being needed by leading scholars.

体育组织在解决LGBTQ +人群（女同性恋，男同性恋，双性恋，双性恋，跨性别，质疑/同性恋和性/性别多样化）经历的排斥和歧视方面继续处于低优先级。以前认为这是由于缺少问题的定量证据所致；然而，在过去的十年中，进行了大量的定量研究，包括两项国际研究，提供了有力的证据表明，歧视性行为在体育运动中仍然很普遍，并且对该人群有害。在本文中，作者总结了现有的定量证据，并考虑了为什么体育组织继续缓慢地解决LGBTQ +排斥问题。他们认为，体育管理学者处于独特而特权的地位，可以通过开展旨在识别实用的，可行的方法来终结有害歧视行为的研究来应对当前对行动的抵制并推动变革。最后，作者描述了为什么这样的研究有潜力减轻伤害，同时又以领先学者所描述的方式推进该学科的发展。