Posts tagged homophobia in sport

Sacked Wallabies player and former Star Observer cover boy Israel Folau has blocked this publication on social media. The former footballer, whose Rugby Australia contract …

With our 40th anniversary relaunch issue about to come out, we look back at the edition that marked our 35th anniversary…which featured Israel Folau on the cover.

“Following the events of last year, Israel was warned formally and repeatedly about the expectations of him … with regards to social media use, and he has failed to meet those obligations.”

Rugby Australia and NSW Rugby Union yesterday indicated they would terminate Folau’s contract, having been unable to contact the player for over 24 hours.

A Qantas spokesperson said Folau’s comments “are really disappointing and clearly don’t reflect the spirit of inclusion and diversity that we support.”

Athletes from the biggest national sports get together to tackle homophobia in sport.

After being part of Australia’s beloved Matildas squad in two World Cups and appearing in more than 60 international matches, it’s no doubt that Sally Shipard has had a stellar soccer career. But in her private life, her coming out journey has had its ups and downs. Shannon Power caught up with her to get the latest.

It’s been almost two years since Australia’s greatest Olympian publicly revealed he was gay. In his first ever interview with an LGBTI media outlet, Ian Thorpe tells Shannon Power he’s moved back home to find his place in Australia’s LGBTI community.

Launched today, the Pride in Sport Index aims to regularly measure how sporting codes support their LGBTI players, staff, spectators and supporters.

Ahead of Team Sydney’s Change the Game: Combating Homophobia and Transphobia in Sport conference, Darryl Gould looks at how far Australian sports have come in combatting homophobia and transphobia and what more is needed to be done.