Cricketer Kane Richardson (above left) has broken his silence over the recent incident which saw fellow Australian cricketer Marcus Stoinis (above right) fined for using a gay slur during a game. The pair were playing against each other in different teams as part of the Big Bash League. They are known to have a healthy […]
Australian cricketer Marcus Stoinis has been fined $7,500 for using a homophobic slur during a Big Bash League game on Saturday night. Stoinis, who plays for the Melbourne Stars, pleaded guilty to making the an abusive comment that was directed at the Melbourne Renegades’ Kane Richardson. Initially coach David Hussey appeared to brush off the incident […]
ACON, who runs Pride in Sport, Australia’s first and only sexuality and gender diverse sporting inclusion program, spoke out this week following widespread commentary around Cricket Australia’s announcement of a new inclusive policy that welcomed transgender people. The organisation said they were aware of increasing media commentary that was strongly critical of Cricket Australia’s new […]
Cricket Australia has launched a new policy to ensure that transgender people are included in the sport and do not face discrimination. Commencing consultation with key stakeholders in October 2018, Cricket Australia developed an Elite Cricket Policy and Guidelines for Community Cricket to support players electing to participate in cricket in line with their gender […]
West Indies cricketer Shannon Gabriel has been banned from playing the first four one day international matches against England. Gabriel accepted the International Cricket Council’s charge of using inappropriate language during the third test against England in St Lucia. The television cameras did not pickup what language Gabriel used, but they did hear the reaction […]
Comedian Yianni Agisilaou has new show at Fringe World;The Unpinchable Pink Pen. Yianni was staggered when a friend told him she purposely buys pink pens as it stops men in her office stealing them. The revelation allowed Yianni to explore the preposterous rules, double-standards and expectations society lumps on us depending on which bits we’re […]
The Australian Christian Lobby has raised concern about transgender women playing sport after a news report highlighted that cricket commentator Cate McGregor was to play an A-grade game for Wests-UC in the ACT, and might be in the running to join the women’s Big Bash League. McGregor, who is 60 years old and weighs just […]
Australian cricketer Glen Maxwell was labelled a “fag” by a fan at a match at in Sydney on Saturday. Australia faced off against Sri Lanka and left with a victory allowing them to qualify for the quarter finals. One Sri Lankan fan caused a stir on social media by holding a sign reading “Maxwell Ponnaya”, […]
Fairfax radio’s cricket commentator John Emburey has said he keeps his “back to the wall’ when he’s on Sydney’s Oxford Street. During the Australia vs India test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground the commentator shared that he once accidentally went shopping on Oxford Street, the centre of queer life in Sydney. “I felt like […]
Kris Britt, captain of the womens’ cricket team the ACT Meteors, accepted a marriage proposal from her girlfriend Nadine Hunt less than a week before Christmas. Hunt reportedly asked team coach Andrew Dawson to keep the lights on after a Meteors game against Queensland. “She took me out to the middle and said some really […]
