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Welcome to UniSport Australia’s You Can Play Toolkit!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This toolkit is a resource to assist university sporting clubs to become more inclusive and able to say to members of the LGBTIQ+ community, \u2018You Can Play’!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Background<\/summary>\n

UniSport Australia\u2019s (UniSport\u2019s) vision of Active Students: Lifelong Success encompasses a commitment to provide a safe, fair, and inclusive environment for all student-athletes, regardless of ethnicity, location, religious or political beliefs, cultural background, sexuality or gender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Underpinning all that we do, our inclusion and diversity strategies reflect our status as an inclusive organisation and our commitment to the sector. We recognise that sport is a powerful tool to promote inclusion and acceptance of a diverse university sport community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As such, we celebrate diversity of sex, gender, identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, intersex status, ability, skill, cultural background, ethnicity, location, religious or political beliefs and welcome all to gain a positive experience through the platform of sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UniSport has zero tolerance to any form of bullying, harassment, and vilification towards any person. This includes homophobia, biphobia and\/or transphobia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LGBTIQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer) community is a broad grouping of people who exist within the minority of three personal attributes: sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Objectives for Clubs<\/summary>\n

This toolkit provides the opportunity for your club to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assess how inclusive it currently is to members of the LGBTIQ+ community<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access information, templates and resources to become more inclusive and be able to competently say to members of the LGBTIQ+ community, \u201cYou Can Play\u201d!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Why is Inclusion Important<\/summary>\n

In Australia, discrimination still exists against members of the LGBTIQ+ community and a disproportionate number experience poorer mental health outcomes than their peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sport is a driver of social change and as such, needs to take proactive steps to ensure an inclusive culture for LGBTIQ+ identifying people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any changes, however small, to make your club more inclusive for athletes, coaches, and spectators, can go a long way to contribute to lowering these statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doing so will help ensure that LGBTIQ+ people can prosper equally from the physical, mental, and social health benefits afforded by sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statistics in the graphic on the right are from Out on the Fields (2015) and OutSport (2019), the first and second international research on homophobia and transphobia in sport.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Homophobia in Sport Globally<\/h6>\n

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Infographic courtesy: Out on the Fields<\/em><\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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You Can Play Toolkit Downloads<\/h2>\n \n
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You Can Play Toolkit (full)<\/h6>\n

Download the entire You Can Play Toolkit<\/p>\n <\/td>\n\n

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You Can Play Toolkit (summary)<\/h6>\n

A one page summary of the You Can Play Toolkit<\/p>\n <\/td>\n\n

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How your club can be inclusive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are many ways your club can be a welcoming and safe environment for members of the LGBTIQ+ community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The list below provides an overview of some of the step-by-step strategies your club can implement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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