Monash University researcher Erik Denison has received the Vicsport 2019 Peter Norman inclusion award for his work on a world-first study testing the effect of a program designed to end homophobic language in sport.    The program was delivered during the 2018 season to teenage rugby teams by current and recently retired players from the Melbourne Rebels.

The research by Mr Denison, from Monash University’s School of Social Sciences, also examined why homophobic and sexist language remains so common in male team sports and how this language drives girls from sport.

The research was supported financially by the Federal Government, Rugby Australia, Rugby Victoria,  the Woollahra Colleagues Rugby Club and by Australia’s first gay and inclusive rugby team, the Sydney Convicts.
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