Pride in Athletics

Athletics Australia is a Member of Pride in Sport and Proud 2 Play’s Rainbow Sport Alliance.

Athletics Australia has partnered with Pride in Sport and Proud 2 Play to ensure all Australians are able to enjoy our great sport. 

Athletics Australia has zero-tolerance for anyone that shows or displays of homophobic/transphobic/biphobic/interphobic specific bullying, harassment and/or vilification within the sport be that on or off the track.

Click here for resources on how to make your club more inclusive of LGBTI+ communities

Pride in Sport

Pride in Sport is Australia’s National Sporting inclusion program which helps sporting organisations and clubs with the benchmarking inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex  (LGBTI+) employees, players, volunteers and spectators.

This means improving all aspects of LGBTI+ inclusion, achieving best practice as benchmarked by the Pride in Sport Index and creating better health outcomes for LGBTI+ participants and fans through creating inclusive spaces which remove homophobia, stigma and discrimination.

Learn more about Pride in Sport at the website here.

Proud 2 Play

Proud 2 Play work with all levels of the Athletics community, from individual participants and grassroots communities.

We continue to encourage LGBTI+ people (as well as their allies, friends and families) to participate and engage in Athletics and exercise by providing structured opportunities and pathways for them to do so.

Learn more about Proud 2 Play and how they can support your club or squad.

Get in touch

Proud 2 Play and Athletics Australia are always there to support those who have been the target of homophobic/transphobic/biphobic/interphobic specific bullying, harassment and/or vilification within the sport of Athletics.

To speak to someone confidentially please call 03 8846 4577. Alternatively, if you rather speak with someone outside the sport, then contact our support partners Proud 2 Play.

For more support or away from a sporting enviroment, please reach out to our partners, Headspace who can provide confidential, safe and welcoming support. You can also contact them (via text or chat) on their eheadspace - https://headspace.org.au/eheadspace/