{"id":7207,"date":"2025-11-12T13:20:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T02:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/?page_id=7207"},"modified":"2025-11-18T12:24:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T01:24:55","slug":"pride-in-sport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/members\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/pride-in-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Pride in Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UniSport appreciates the diversity of sex, gender, identity, gender expression, sexual orientation and intersex status within our student populations and embraces the LGBTQIA+ community. We believe that everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, deserves a safe, welcoming, and inclusive sporting environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section-panel-links\">\n    <div class=\"section__inner\">\n        <div class=\"section__content\">\n                            <ul class=\"section__links\">\n                                            <li>\n                            <a class=\"dt-disable-in-preview\"\n                               href=\"https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/members\/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-member-examples\/pride-in-sport-member-examples\/\"\n                               target=\"\">\n                                <div class=\"section__text-title-wrapper\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"section__title\">Pride in Sport Member Examples<\/span>\n                                                                                                                <span class=\"section__text\"><p>Read about DEI member programs related to Pride in Sport.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                <i class=\"ico-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li>\n                            <a class=\"dt-disable-in-preview\"\n                               href=\"https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/members\/you-can-play-toolkit\/\"\n                               target=\"\">\n                                <div class=\"section__text-title-wrapper\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"section__title\">You Can Play Toolkit<\/span>\n                                                                                                                <span class=\"section__text\"><p>A resource to assist university sporting clubs to become more inclusive and able to say to members of the LGBTIQ+ community, \u2018You Can Play\u2019!<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                <i class=\"ico-arrow-right\"><\/i>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul><!-- \/.section__links -->\n                    <\/div><!-- \/.section__content -->\n    <\/div><!-- \/.section__inner -->\n<\/section><!-- \/.section-panel-links -->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-10-28-Unisport-International-Students-Festival-113-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7104\" style=\"width:450px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-10-28-Unisport-International-Students-Festival-113-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-10-28-Unisport-International-Students-Festival-113-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-10-28-Unisport-International-Students-Festival-113-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-10-28-Unisport-International-Students-Festival-113-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-10-28-Unisport-International-Students-Festival-113-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"953\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Step-6-YCP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4360\" style=\"width:449px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Step-6-YCP.jpg 953w, https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Step-6-YCP-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Step-6-YCP-768x521.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UniSport&#8217;s commitment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We champion diversity, respect, equality, and support for LGBTQIA+ student athletes, coaches, officials, and supporters and actively work to eliminate discrimination and prejudice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through education, such as Pride Awareness Training sessions for UniSport staff, members, and students; policy implementation; and opportunities and support created through sport, we aim to create a space where LGBTQIA+ student athletes, coaches, officials, and supporters can participate, excel, and be celebrated for who they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UniSport Australia is proud to be a member of Pride in Sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through inclusion and diversity guidelines, policies, language, education and advocacy, we aim to break down gender barriers and create a level playing field where student athletes, coaches, officials can thrive and achieve their full potential. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We continue to be guided by State and National bodies to deliver safe, open and inclusive competitions for our student-athletes and we ensure uniform guidelines evolve to be inclusive of everyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UniSport is committed to maintaining gender equity among our board, committees and working groups. This is to ensure a balanced perspective on topics key to UniSport and the university sporting sector at large.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, we will build a sports community that embraces and uplifts all individuals, regardless of their LGBTQIA+ identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8e3023_68e4e3b5278e49bd87a218a4c452f519mv2-1024x582.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1551\" style=\"width:308px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8e3023_68e4e3b5278e49bd87a218a4c452f519mv2-1024x582.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8e3023_68e4e3b5278e49bd87a218a4c452f519mv2-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8e3023_68e4e3b5278e49bd87a218a4c452f519mv2-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8e3023_68e4e3b5278e49bd87a218a4c452f519mv2-1536x873.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8e3023_68e4e3b5278e49bd87a218a4c452f519mv2-2048x1164.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8e3023_94b1d3b658d843998e036e9d44dab042mv2-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1550\" style=\"width:361px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8e3023_94b1d3b658d843998e036e9d44dab042mv2-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8e3023_94b1d3b658d843998e036e9d44dab042mv2-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8e3023_94b1d3b658d843998e036e9d44dab042mv2-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8e3023_94b1d3b658d843998e036e9d44dab042mv2.png 1363w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UniSport appreciates the diversity of sex, gender, identity, gender expression, sexual orientation and intersex status within our student populations and embraces the LGBTQIA+ community. 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