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Community Engagement

Thrive with Pride Program

Helping to create respectful, educated and inclusive sporting communities across the country

The program aims to support rainbow athletes and allies with driving LGBTQ+ inclusion initiatives within Australian sporting communities to celebrate and empower LGBTQ+ peoples.

In 2025, our athlete ambassadors will look to undertake LGBTQ+ competency education sessions from inclusion experts and work with their chosen sporting organisation to run an LGBTQ+ engagement.

Other opportunities include monthly sessions featuring LGBTQ+ sporting guests and peoples, and the opportunity to be involved in key LGBTQ+ community engagement events.

Interested in becoming a 2025 ambassador?

Applications opening March 4th 2025

AIS Thrive with Pride program eligibility criteria

To be eligible for the program, participants will need to be:

  • A current or former categorised athlete and/or a national team representative of a recognised funded sport
  • An Australian citizen or have been granted permanent residence status

For further information please contact:

For further information please contact:
kate.beveridge@ausport.gov.au, Community Engagement Adviser

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