Pride In PE

As is well documented, there are many benefits to engaging in physical activity and movement. However, research shows that LGBTQ+ young people’s participation in sport, movement and PE is much lower than their peers, leading to poorer health outcomes and higher absenteeism.

At our second LGBTQ+ Youth Summit last year, we wanted to explore the relationship between movement and LGBTQ+ young people. What we found from the summit, and our wider work with LGBTQ+ young people was this:

LGBTQ+ young people are not adverse to physical activities per se, it is more that there is an actual or perceived block, barrier, fear or apprehension in the access to the activity.

Given that for many young people, PE is one of their first access routes into physical activity, we now want to explore this from the other side. This is all in light of increasing anti-trans sentiment with exclusion as a core principle.

PE teachers and youth professionals, please join us for a day of training in positive LGBTQ+ inclusion and to help us workshop the known blocks and barriers; help us understand how PE and physical activity is delivered and explore options for inclusion and increased participation.

Your input will help us inform the creation of an inclusive resource that will enable a much better relationship between LGBTQ+ young people and physical activity.

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