Stella Lesic shares their experience playing basketball in bloomers, yes, bloomers, and the importance of inclusive uniform options across all junior and elite women’s sport. Have you ever experienced that classic nightmare where you pop down to the shops to buy some milk but completely forget to wear pants? When you feel somewhere between aisle …
Lauren McIntosh, a Siren Emerging Sports Writer, spoke to Proud2Play about their work to make sport more safe, inclusive and welcoming for the LGBTQI+ community. One of the most daunting aspects of participating in sport is joining a new club. It’s scary to put yourself out there. You wonder, am I in the right place? …
Fitzroy FC player Kirsty Marshall writes on her experience playing in a Pride Game and what this kind of celebration and visibility means to her. On Sunday the 2nd of May, Fitzroy Football Club and Melbourne University Women’s Football Club came together to compete in the first ever official Pride Game in the Victorian Amateur …
Emerging Sports Writer Program participant Courtney Hagen speaks to Plangermaireener athlete Taylor Ling, on cricket, identity and sport’s role in bringing it all together. Looking out onto the field at Bradman Oval, a rookie player stands for a moment to take in Gundungurra and D’harawal country beneath their feet. Donning the prestigious NSW Indigenous jersey …
Proud 2 Play’s new trans and gender diverse advisory board offers insight, information and support from athletes who know how to drive the conversation forward. March 31 was Trans Day of Visibility. But we need to continue the conversation. Trans and gender diverse inclusion in sport is so important, but actions to be more inclusive …