A rerd number of out LGBTQ players make this year’s tournament a feast for gay fans.
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A GAY GIRL’S GUI TO THE 2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
To mark the ternatnal day agast homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, France 2023 prented s “Rugby is my Pri” programme which sh a light on measur to fight agast all forms of LGBTQIA+ discrimatn durg Rugby World Cup France 2023, and e gby as an cln tool towards the muni.
24 June, 2023: France 2023 and the French gby fay will stand together at the Paris Gay Pri. 14 October, 2023: Around the same time as the RWC 2023 quarter-fals, a Pri Rpect Cup will be anised, wh eight gay-iendly teams petg (four French teams and four ternatnal teams).
WORLD CUP 2022, GAY ATHLET AND LGBTQ CLN
For years, World Rugby has been workg closely wh associatns, particular Internatnal Gay Rugby, to promote Rugby for All, through diversy and clivy. Shortly after a handful of gby unn clubs for gay and bisexual men om the UK and USA had found the Internatnal Gay Rugby Associatn and Board (IGRAB) October 2000, The Washgton Renegas held an rmal, ternatnal, vatnal tournament at their home DC May 2001. As a gay man and regular gby player, Mark not only played for San Francis Fog but also helped to set up Gotham Knights New York Cy and was well known throughout the fledglg IGR was credibly shockg that jt three month’s followg the vatnal, Mark would loose his life the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks, onboard flight Uned October 2001, followg the 2001 vatnal, the San Francis Fog succsfully lobbied IGRAB for the right to put on a XVs gby tournament San Francis June tournament was fashned the style of the Rugby World Cup, wh both the tournament and cup prize named honor of Mark followg a unanimo cisn by all the members of IGRAB.