Launched in 2016, the PSI was developed in conjunction with the Australian Human Rights Commission, the Australian Sports Commission and Bingham Cup Sydney, alongside an advisory group comprising representatives from a range of peak sporting bodies including the National Rugby League, the Australian Football League, the Australian Rugby Union and Football Federation Australia.
To be held on Wednesday 12 June at Cargo Hall in Melbourne and emceed by SBS and NITV’s Matty Webb, the Australian Pride in Sport Awards will honour athletes, employees and organisations as it showcases the results of the Pride in Sport Index (PSI) – the national benchmarking instrument used to assess LGBTQ inclusion within Australian sport. It is produced by Pride in Sport, the national not-for-profit sporting inclusion program spearheaded by Australia’s largest LGBTQ health organisation ACON. Sporting identities, clubs and codes across the country will gather in Melbourne in June for the second annual Australian Pride in Sport Awards to celebrate outstanding achievements in LGBTQ inclusion in Australian sport, both on and off the field.įirst held in 2018, the Australian Pride in Sport Awards was the first celebration of its kind dedicated solely to recognising exceptional efforts in making sport more inclusive of LGBTQ people.