Unwelcome, unsafe: teams for those left on the sideline

Sport has immeasurably physical and emotional benefits but not everyone has access to take part

A ball, a group of eager and united players and a goal, as a team, to win – sport has long been considered one of the great equalisers in Australian life and the bedrock of many communities.

But despite the widespread influence that sport has across society, it has also been a domain that can viciously turn on anyone who doesn’t fit a prescribed and narrow type – male, white, straight and blokey.

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