Pledge of pride
Dodgeball Federation Australia was extremely privileged to be invited by Pride Cup and VicHealth on Tuesday, February 26 along with other Victorian Sporting Associations to sign a Pledge of Pride and ‘Commit to the inclusion of their LGBTI+ athletes, officials, supporters, volunteers and employees through genuine change to their organisations’.
This was the first step on a long journey of equity and inclusion of LGBTI+ people within our sports, but nonetheless an extremely important step.
The Pledge was signed by Dodgeball Federation Australia, St Kilda FC, AFL Victoria, Basketball Victoria, Cricket Victoria, Football Victoria, Gymnastics Victoria, Hockey Victoria, Lacrosse Victoria, Netball Victoria, Pride Cup, Proud 2 Play, Rugby Victoria, Tennis Victoria and VicHealth.
The event was also the formal launch of the Pride Cup Handbook – A critical resource to give host clubs a step by step guide to running their own Pride Cups. The Handbook collates 5 years worth of lessons, ideas and tips from the many clubs that have held Pride Cups to date.
