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
Cricket Australia Stumped by Homophobia. And Sexism
In the Sydney Morning Herald, Andrew Webster laments Cricket Australia’s refusal to sign the a letter agreeing to incorporate anti-homophobia policy before the Bingham Cup – the world cup of gay rugby – to be held in Sydney in August. [Update: Cricket Australia have since signed the policy] And who else is missing from this conversation? […]
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 […]