Kgs Cross Steelers, named after the NFL si om Ptsburgh, is the first gay gby club the world, and a new documentary film, Steelers, follows their journey om trma to triumph.
Contents:
- WORLD RUGBY SIGNS HISTORIC AGREEMENT WH INTERNATNAL GAY RUGBY
- JOG THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY GBY TEAM CHANGED MY LIFE. SO I MA A FILM ABOUT
- HEARD OF THE STEELERS? NO, NOT THEM, THE GAY GBY TEAM OM LONDON
- WORLD’S FIRST GAY GBY CLUB TURNS 20: ‘NO-ONE HAD SEEN PLAYERS LIKE BEFORE’
WORLD RUGBY SIGNS HISTORIC AGREEMENT WH INTERNATNAL GAY RUGBY
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The Memorandum of Unrstandg outl a mment between the two anisatns to work together to te and elimate homophobia gby. World Rugby and Internatnal Gay Rugby (IGR) have signed an historic agreement to llaborate on the ntued promotn of equaly and clivy gby.
The agreement, signed at World Rugby Hoe Dubl this week, outl a mment between the two anisatns to work together to te and elimate homophobia gby. the mon goal of cln and the elimatn of homophobia gby.
JOG THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY GBY TEAM CHANGED MY LIFE. SO I MA A FILM ABOUT
World Rugby and IGR will nsult on issu of importance to members of the Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr (LGBT) muny and the game of gby by:. providg tnal tools to World Rugby member unns to support the elimatn of homophobia gby. "We look forward to llaboratg wh Internatnal Gay Rugby to promote clivy, equaly and iendship as gby ntu to reach out, engage and spire more men, women and children than ever before.
HEARD OF THE STEELERS? NO, NOT THEM, THE GAY GBY TEAM OM LONDON
Internatnal Gay Rugby Chairman Jeff Wilson said: "This is a momento ocsn for LGBT athlet, supporters, officials and admistrators and the people who support them the game of gby.
WORLD’S FIRST GAY GBY CLUB TURNS 20: ‘NO-ONE HAD SEEN PLAYERS LIKE BEFORE’
World Rugby is a trail-blazer as a global erng body mtg to actively elimate homophobia om any sport. The former Wallabi prop scribed a moment when he was drivg recklsly, the feelg of “ath felt preferable to anybody disverg [he] was gay. Not jt any gby club, the world’s first gay gby club, the Kgs Cross Steelers London.
Here, queer people were reclaimg their place on the pch – an arena they grew up beg told they didn’t belong Israel Fol began postg “hell awas homosexuals” on social media I realised I had to tell the story of the club – and my own story. Photograph: One Man Band MediaIn fact, om this sgle club, there are now 80 gay and clive gby clubs around the world cludg five Atralia. There was the ocsnal homophobic sledge, but over time the Steelers won the rpect of the straight burly Brish men bee not only did they beat them on ocsn, they showed them that we’re all pretty much the forward to me takg my mera to Amsterdam to film the club at the Bgham Cup, the world cup of “rabow” gby.