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23 Oct 2024

World Surf League cops backlash for including Abu Dhabi in the 2025 tour schedule

LGBTIQA+ Community, Professional, Sports & Recreation

There are a lot of sports across Australia and the world making huge advances in creating a welcoming, inclusive and safe environment for LGBTQIA+ athletes to compete however the World Surf League is not one of them based on the recently released 2025 tour schedule. The second event of the 11-stop tour is being held in Abu Dhabi in February next year – a country where homosexuality is a crime.

Guest: Beau Newell, Program Manager, Pride In Sport.

Presenter: Warren Andrew.

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Arts, LGBTIQA+ Community, Performing Arts, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

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