We think the only thing that should matter in sport is how you perform on the field.
It’s 2016. No one should feel so intimidated that they hide their sexuality from their friends, fans and teammates. Together with our friends at Pride in Diversity, we are determined to make a difference.
The 2015 international study ‘Out On The Fields’ highlighted just how widespread homophobia is in sport;
46% of participants believed that LGB’s are not accepted in sporting culture (versus 1% that did)
We think the only thing that should matter in sport is how you perform on the field.
It’s 2016. No one should feel so intimidated that they hide their sexuality from their friends, fans and teammates. Together with our friends at Pride in Diversity, we are determined to make a difference.
The 2015 international study ‘Out On The Fields’ highlighted just how widespread homophobia is in sport;
46% of participants believed that LGB’s are not accepted in sporting culture (versus 1% that did)
73% of gay men surveyed felt that homophobia is more common in team sports than other parts of society
84% of people who took part said homophobic jokes occur “all the time”, “often” or “sometimes”
It makes no bloody sense.
We won’t sit on the sidelines while something like homophobia threatens to taint the sport we love. That’s why we’re asking you to wear your rainbow laces for the Rainbow Round
of Sport between Thursday 31st March and Monday 4th April, 2016.
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