LGBTQ Communities
There is a place in our sport for everyone, for all that you are.
While sport hasn’t always been the most welcoming environment for the LGBTQ community, we’ve taken big steps to build an inclusive and welcoming culture. Badminton Australia fosters inclusion, and we have a commitment to support participants, athletes, officials and volunteers who have diverse sexualities and genders. Badminton Australia is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment for everyone involved in badminton, no matter the circumstances, backgrounds or personal situation.
As an organisation, we believe that we have the capabilities and necessary resources to provide a positive and progressive sport for everyone, and to offer opportunities to anyone who wants to be involved in the sport, regardless of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or ability.
Badminton Australia will not tolerate any form of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, bullying, harassment or vilification. This promise extends from the court right through to our boardroom. Truly inclusive sport cannot be accomplished by a few; it must be done in partnership. Everyone across the sport sector has a part to play in being more inclusive. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams, and we celebrate diversity and differences within badminton.
In 2023 Badminton Australia released its Inclusion Policy and over the last few years has participated in the PSI National survey to continue identifying areas for improvement.
Badminton Australia will continue to seek advice from Pride In Sport, the Australian Human Rights Commission and LGBTQ organisations on how we can continue to improve inclusion for all people.
LGBTQ+ Clubs
VICTORIA
New south wales
Western australia
LGBTQ+ Ally
For anyone who may want to have a confidential and informal conversation about LGBTQ inclusivity in badminton, please email abbie.rothery@badminton.org.au to arrange a time for a chat.
More information and support
Australian Sports Commission believes that everyone should be able to participate in sport and physical activity in a welcoming and inclusive way – regardless of gender, sexual orientations, ability, cultural background, ethnicity, location or life stage.
Pride in Sport is the only sporting inclusion program specifically designed to assist sporting organisation of all levels with the inclusion of employees, players, coaches, volunteers and spectators with diverse sexualities and genders. The world-first Pride In Sport Index (PSI) benchmarks and assess the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people across all sporting contexts.
The Australian Human Rights Commission is an independent statutory organisation established by an act of Federal Parliment. We protext and promote human rights in Australia and internationally.
There are also a range of external LGBTQ mental health and wellbeing service provider/support services available in the LGBTQ Participant Guide including ACON, QLife, Lifeline, TransHub, Pride Cup and Proud2Play.
