Tag: sport
The Falcons are on the lookout for new players to join their summer touch team, and for the first time ever, in the spirit of true inclusivity, they are looking to include wāhine/female/female-identifying players in their team.
Have you ever thought about giving rugby or touch rugby a go and...
The captain of the English Football team, Harry Kane, has announced plans to don a rainbow anti-discrimination armband at the upcoming World Cup in Qatar.
Kane, along with captains from several other nations heading to the World Cup, including Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Wales, announced their...
Hailey Davidson is set to make history by becoming the first trans woman in the world to join the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour.
29-year-old Davidson, who is currently tied for 59th place after the first two rounds of the LPGA and Epson Tour Qualifying School in Palm Desert, Florida,...
Minor League Pitcher Solomon Bates has come out as gay in a social media post, saying he hopes his experience will “open up doors” for other gay athletes.
Bates came out to fans via Instagram on Tuesday the 9th of August, explaining that being gay in the sport was challenging...
Seven NRL players for the Manly Sea Eagles have decided to stand down from an upcoming match after it was revealed the team would sport a pride jersey.
The seven players, which include three kiwis (Jason Saab, Josh Schuster, Haumole Olakau'atu, Tolutau Koula, Josh Aloiai, Toafofoa Sipley and Christian Tuipulotu),...
Welsh Olympian and Commonwealth Games Silver Medalist Daniel Jervis has come out as gay at the age of 26, explaining “It took 24 years to be who I was, but now I’m happy.”
Jervis who has just finished competing at the World Championships in Budapest opened up about his...
Blackpool footballer Jake Daniels has ended decades of silence from within professional men’s football, becoming the first player in the United Kingdom to come out as gay since Justin Fashanu in 1990.
17-year-old Daniels, who only just made his debut for the club this month, explained that he felt comfortable...
A new study out of Australia has shown that the majority of female athletes have no issue with trans women competing in women’s sports.
The study, which was conducted by Monash University, highlighted that only 24% of women believed that “trans athletes have an unfair advantage when they play on a...
