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Bingham Cup organizers to launch study into gay discrimination in sports
Original Publication Date: May 15, 2014 3:46PM
Publication Updated: January 8, 2025 11:12PM
SYDNEY – Organizers of the Bingham Cup, the world cup of gay rugby, have initiated an international study on anti-gay discrimination in sports.
The “Out on the Fields,” study was launched Friday, a day ahead of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
Andrew Purchas, president of the Bingham Cup Sydney 2014, says the study will look at the prevalence and forms of discrimination among athletes and fans, and experts from universities in Britain, the United States, Canada and Australia will compare the issue across a range of countries.
The issue gained wide attention in the United States this week when Michael Sam was drafted by the St. Louis Rams, becoming the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team.
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