Alai Sharks RUFC - Internatnal Gay Rugby

Contents:

• INTRODUCG THE ALAI UNIVERSY SHARKS, SOUTH ATRALIA’S FIRST GAY AND CLIVE GBY TEAM
• STEELERS: THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY RUGBY CLUB - ALAI
• STEELERS: THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY RUGBY CLUB
• GAY MEN GROUPS ALAI
• RUGBY ATRALIA STRIK ALLIANCE WH ATRALIA'S GAY AND CLIVE RUGBY CLUBS
• NEW GAY ALLIANCE FOR RUGBY ATRALIA
• INTRODUCG THE ALAI UNIVERSY SHARKS, SOUTH ATRALIA’S FIRST GAY AND CLIVE GBY TEAM
• GAY ALAI
• HEARD OF THE STEELERS? NO, NOT THEM, THE GAY GBY TEAM OM LONDON
• DISMANTLG STEREOTYP: 10 INSPIRG GAY RUGBY PLAYERS AND PERSONALI
• ‘NO WORDS’: GAY ATRALIAN FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO LLS OUT HOMOPHOBIC CROWD ABE
• IN FROM THE SI - UPG MOVIE ABOUT A GAY GBY TEAM
• STEELERS: THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY RUGBY CLUB - ALAI

INTRODUCG THE ALAI UNIVERSY SHARKS, SOUTH ATRALIA’S FIRST GAY AND CLIVE GBY TEAM

They are South Atralia’s first gay and clive gby team and the natn’s fifth, jog the Sydney Convicts, Melbourne Chargers, Brisbane Htlers and Perth Rams. After ially beg sceptil of Stephens’ plans to create the team, Van Diermen is thrilled to have been part of a team promotg diversy Alai, as they ntribute to the “world-wi gay gby movement.

STEELERS: THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY RUGBY CLUB - ALAI

“It’s a supportg environment where people n learn to play sport, and learn to be around other gay men that a muny way, that Alai probably hasn’t seen before. The 33-year-old scribed sport as beg a “sry place” for gay men, but felt accepted gby; scribg himself as a nverted “gby person” thanks to the Sharks.

After makg their petive but a few weeks ago, the Sharks are now settg their sights towards the Purchas Cup, which is the annual Atralasian Gay Rugby tournament, and the Bgham Cup. The Bgham Cup brgs more than 180 teams together a World Cup for gay and clive gby teams. If the team qualifi as a member of Internatnal Gay Rugby, then they’ll pete as Alai’s first reprentativ.

STEELERS: THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY RUGBY CLUB

Peter was stmental foundg The Alai Sharks, a gay and clive gby unn club through the Alai Universy team.

Beg gay and playg sport don't ually mix - pecially one as tough as gby, right? 'Steelers' is upliftg and life-affirmg yet heartwarmg story about the world's first gay gby club that started London 1995. Told through the ey of an Atralian reporter who moved to the UK to pe prsn, we learn that sometim happs n be found where you least the documentary, narrated by Eammon Ashton-Atkson, we follow 3 characters as the club pet agast 60 other gay teams the Bgham Cup - the World Cup of gay gby.

We meet the gay female ach om Wal ach fightg misogyny, the Birmgham gby fanatic battlg his own mons after recently g out, and the drag queen who teach to live as the person we tly are. Through each character, the film shows how this gay and clive gby muny has helped people overe their stggl ways they never would have 't miss out. Beg gay and playg a sport don't ually mix - pecially one as tough as gby, right?

GAY MEN GROUPS ALAI

'Steelers' is an upliftg and life-affirmg yet heartwarmg story about the world's first gay gby club that started London 1995.

Here's a look at some Gay Men groups near Alai. Moolagoo Mob & Blak Lemons is an Aborigal and Torr Stra Islanr group which offers a social and support work for those who intify as gay, lbian, sistergirl, or brotherboy.

• Offer support to newly-intifyg gay, lbian, sistergirls, and brotherboys. The Alai Universy Sharks is Alai’s gay & clive gby unn team providg the LGBTQIA+ muny and alli the opportuny to be part of gby unn. Rugby Atralia has stck a formal alliance wh Atralia’s four gay and clive Rugby Clubs and Internatnal Gay Rugby (IGR) wh the aim of growg Rugby participatn amongst the LGBTIQA+ muny Atralia.

RUGBY ATRALIA STRIK ALLIANCE WH ATRALIA'S GAY AND CLIVE RUGBY CLUBS

Wh a primary charter to grow the participatn rate of people playg Rugby the LGBTIQA+ muny, the Commtee will look to intify barriers and propose solutns to promote participatn, as well as tg the Rugby muny about the impact of homophobia on the safety and wellbeg of LGBTIQA+ participants. The Commtee will also look to strengthen and grow the existg four gay and clive Rugby Clubs – Sydney Convicts, Melbourne Chargers, Brisbane Htlers and Perth Rams – and support the velopment of new Clubs. Rugby Atralia Chief Executive, Raelene Castle said: “Rugby Atralia has worked closely wh the gay and clive Rugby clubs to velop a program to further support the velopment of Rugby the LGBTIQA+ muny.

As part of the partnership, Rugby Atralia will also work alongsi the clubs and IGR to brg the Bgham Cup - the biennial world champnships of gay Rugby - back to Atralia, havg hosted the tournament for the first time 2014 Sydney.

NEW GAY ALLIANCE FOR RUGBY ATRALIA

Rugby Atralia says hop to grow the number of gay gby players Atralia and te people about homophobia through a new alliance wh a number of gay-clive the alliance, a new mtee will be formed by RA wh four Atralian gby clubs - Sydney Convicts, Melbourne Chargers, Brisbane Htlers and Perth Rams - as well as UK-based Internatnal Gay Rugby. "We want gby to be a game that all Atralians n enjoy regardls of their age, race, background, relign, genr or sexual orientatn, " said RA chief executive, Raelene the latt sport on Channel 7 or stream for ee on 7pl >>"This formal alliance between Rugby Atralia and the clubs is a key step forward fosterg and matag a Rugby environment that is safe, welg and enjoyable for all members of the LGBTIQA (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex, queer/qutng, asexual) muny.

"The move to strengthen ti wh the gay muny a year when the 's relatnship wh the group me unr the May gby's star player Atralia, Israel Fol, had his ntract termated after he posted a picture to social media April sayg that homosexuals and other "sners" would go to is currently embroiled a multi-ln dollar dispute wh the eply relig Fol, who is appealg s se will go to urt Febary should further mediatn fail December. Niamh LewisMar 1, 2021, 09:52 AM ETWhen Eammon Ashton-Atkson, an Atralian televisn reporter, cid to film his gby club as they went to the biannual Bgham Cup 2018, he uld never have imaged the posive reactn a documentary about would film Steelers is about London-based Kgs Cross Steelers, the world's first gay gby club and one of over 60 such sis world-wi.

Although the stori the film are related to the stggl of g out, prsn, and a history of bullyg for beg gay, they're are told a way which wir dienc n empathise wh. "It's a story about a gay gby club, but 's also a story about human stggle, and people g sport and their sense of muny to help each other, which is universal, " Ashton-Atkson told ESPN.

INTRODUCG THE ALAI UNIVERSY SHARKS, SOUTH ATRALIA’S FIRST GAY AND CLIVE GBY TEAM

"She's got a certifite for the hight achg level, and sce she left the Steelers she's been nsistently overlooked and not even shortlisted [for jobs] than men who are ls qualified and ls experienced than her, which is heart-breakg and disgtg, " Ashton-Atkson beg gay 2021 wtern society is often unremarkable today, you don't have to go back very far to fd trmatic stori.

"But, if 's easier to e out now, then why do we need gay gby clubs? "That's a thought that do go through your md, and while 's generally a posive there are still pockets of homophobia.

Then, 2019, Atralia's Israel Fol spouted his famo anti-gay ments on Instagram, sayg "hell awas" gay opened the drawer and started the ed aga om scratch, and turned to the unnventnal documentary has bee.

GAY ALAI

"Wh beg gay, you don't thk that I grew up sperately wantg to change my sexualy, like, wishg the gay away? They were dubbed the tabloids as 'Harlequeens, ' there was homophobic ments, and a fear over ntractg HIV and AIDS. "For those of who grew up when wasn't ok to be gay, jt really before the ter was mon, there was huge stigma.

You had Margaret Thatcher's Sectn 28 [a law brought the UK by a Conservative ernment om 1988-2003 to the "prohib the promotn of homosexualy"], misnceptns about the HIV vis, " Ashton-Atkson explas. "For those guys who were settg up that team 1995, they were real trailblazers bee they were gog out to different teams Essex week--week out smashg down stereotyp one game of gby at a time and om what I heard, the men Essex, they had never met an openly gay man before, let alone an openly gay sportsman. However, "There are still issu wh homophobia and homophobic language beg ed on the pch.

HEARD OF THE STEELERS? NO, NOT THEM, THE GAY GBY TEAM OM LONDON

"And one of the thgs we've been workg on wh Harlequs and Monash Universy is that a lot of that isn't actually homophobia, 's the culture of clubs, the challeng of languag not beg followed through.

DISMANTLG STEREOTYP: 10 INSPIRG GAY RUGBY PLAYERS AND PERSONALI

In light of recent ntroversy regardg homophobic slurs by Israel Fol, we thought we would she a light on 10 fluential gay gby personali.

The players have bee a bean of light bee they overme stereotyp and other challeng faced by homosexual athlet way too often.

‘NO WORDS’: GAY ATRALIAN FOOTBALLER JOSH CAVALLO LLS OUT HOMOPHOBIC CROWD ABE

In this article, we’ll name ten of the most notable gay gby personali, analyze their acplishments, discs how they are shapg the game today, and asss their impact on the overall perceptn of homosexual profsnal athlet around the world.

That beg said, due to s physily, gby is regard as a “manly” sport, which mak more difficult for gay players to publicly acknowledge their preference. At the same time, there are many misnceptns about this betiful sport, which has led to the margalizatn and targetg of gay players.

Some high-profile stars like Israel Fol have recently ma headl due to potentially homophobic posts on social media. This is one of the ma reasons why reprentativ of World Rugby met wh the lears of Internatnal Gay Rugby (IGR) to help eradite homophobia and tolerance om the game. Notable homosexual gby players and personali.

IN FROM THE SI - UPG MOVIE ABOUT A GAY GBY TEAM

Here’s a list of ten notable gay gby players and how they are shapg the game today. The very first high-profile gby player to ever e out to the public as gay is former Atralian ternatnal Ian Roberts.

STEELERS: THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY RUGBY CLUB - ALAI

Even though Ian Roberts may have been the first high-profile player to openly adm beg gay, Keegan Hirst was the first to ever do while still active. Currently a Wakefield Try prop, Hirst has bee one of the most notable gay athlet, earng himself a startg role after signg a ntract wh the League si 2016. Sam Stanley beme the first openly gay Rugby Unn and Sevens player the UK.

Although he never played gby at a profsnal level, Mark Bgham has bee an inic figure for gay gby players and sportspeople around the world.