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Perth Pythons Hockey Club get back on the pitch this Sunday

Perth Pythons Hockey Club get back on the pitch this Sunday

The Perth Pythons Hockey Club are back in action for a new season, with training getting started this Sunday. Pythons Club Coach and President Reid Smith said the LGBTIQ+ team are keen to get started for another year. “We really want people to know that training sessions are open to anyone, queer, straight, trans, any […]

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Busselton Pride reveal new name & fabulous fundraising events

Busselton Pride Community Group have announced they have a new name, adapting as the organisation has grown to become an incorporated association. Now known as Busselton Mardi Gras Inc, the group was established in 2017 to increase visibility and celebrate the region’s LGBTQIA+ community with an annual parade and events. “Following on from the success […]

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Perth Pythons celebrate award nomination ahead of Have A Go Day

Perth Pythons celebrate award nomination ahead of Have A Go Day

On Sunday February 2nd The Perth Pythons Hockey Club host their first Have A Go Day for 2020. Their Have A Go Days have been a regular fixture over the past 3 years aimed at introducing people to field hockey as well as the club’s culture of inclusion, diversity and fun. Pythons President and Head […]

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PHOTOS: Fun in the sun at the Perth Pride Sports Festival

Perth’s first ever Pride Sports Festival kicked off last weekend and the all-day LGBTI+ event hit an absolute home run. Perth Pythons Hockey Club, the Perth Rams rugby team, White Pointers Water Polo Club, Loton Park Tennis Club, WA Roller Derby and more came together for a celebration of LGBTI+ people in sport and to […]

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Get fired up for the inaugural Pride Sports Festival this November

Get fired up for the inaugural Pride Sports Festival this November

Following the great success of the Perth Pythons inaugural Pride Cup during last year’s Pride celebrations, WA’s queer sporting clubs are coming together for a massive new event this year. The Perth Pride Sports Festival will celebrate local LGBTI+ inclusive clubs by putting on a showcase and affirming that everyone is welcome on the field. […]

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Perth Pythons put WA on the map at Pride In Sport Awards

Perth Pythons put WA on the map at Pride In Sport Awards

Perth Pythons join the National Rugby League (NRL), Cricket Victoria and Australian Football League (AFL) club St. Kilda among the organisations that have been celebrated for LGBTI inclusion at the Australian Pride in Sport Awards. WA’s LGBTI+ hockey club brought home the award for LGBTI Community Sport and coach Reid Smith was recognised for his […]

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Local Hockey team Perth Pythons launch fundraising calendar

Local LGBTI+ hockey club Perth Pythons have created a fundraising calendar that hopes to raise much needed funds for the sporting group as well as promote positive body images in sport. A combination of professional hockey players and amateurs have taken their kit off for the good cause, revealing all in the 2018 Pride in Hockey […]

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Drag queens and drag flicks: The hockey match to celebrate Pride

Perth’s first ever Pride Cup Hockey Match is being held this year to celebrate pride in sport. Simon Thuijs, President of the Perth Pythons Hockey Club, notes that there is a lot at stake at the upcoming match. “Although the Pride Cup trophy is plastic and worth about $29, I know our two teams will […]

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Looking for sporting groups and clubs? Come join Team Perth

Looking for sporting groups and clubs? Come join Team Perth

Queer sport has recently been flourishing in Perth. There are now more clubs and groups than ever catering to social and competitive sports and covering a wide range of sports including tennis, swimming, touch rugby, hiking, ten-pin bowling, dancing, rock climbing, field hockey and water polo. Up until recently though, it has often been a […]

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Perth Pythons triumph at inaugural Mardi Gras Hockey Tournament 

Perth Pythons triumph at inaugural Mardi Gras Hockey Tournament 

Now when one thinks of Sydney Mardi Gras, they usually think of the glamtastic glitterbomb festivities that occupy Oxford Street throughout the weekend. 2017 however, saw the welcome addition of Mardi Gras’ first ever Hockey Tournament, generously organized by the Sydney LGBTQI Hockey Team, the Bentstix. The tour, which took place over the 2nd and […]

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