I had a chat to Alex Blackwell in preparation for my talk on homophobia in sport and why it’s different for women in 2014. She talks about Cricket Australia’s lack of a policy on this issue and how that effects her experience as a member of the national women’s cricket team. Why did you decide to […]
Homophobia in Sport
Welcome trans, gender diverse and intersex members to your sports club
Want to welcome trans, intersex and gender diverse members to your sports club? Or maybe you already have members of the LGBTIQ community in your club and want to ensure they feel included and safe? I recently spoke at the Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Forum about the Flying Bats Women’s Football Club’s Gender and Sex […]
Can we End Homophobia in Australian Sport?
Last year, I lamented Cricket Australia’s refusal to implement an anti-homophobia policy and I’m VERY happy to report that they’ve since made a complete about-face. Cricket Australia Chief Executive Officer James Sutherland acknowledged all sports still had much work to do to tackle homophobia and CA was committed to doing so. This follows the release of the […]
Homophobia in sport and why it’s different for women
Danielle Warby presented the following talk at ‘Queer Thinking: Out in Sport’ as part of the 2014 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival. I’m sure you’ve all seen the news over this last week about Michael Sam in the USA. For those of you that missed it, he’s a college gridiron player looking to get […]