England Lacrosse are proud to once again be supporting Stonewall’s annual Rainbow Laces Campaign that has a particular focus this year on “celebrating the impact that sport has on LGBT people, and the impact that LGBT people have on sport”.
The campaign, which was initially launched seven years ago in 2013, aims to raise awareness around LGBT+ inclusion in sport and runs from 26 November to 13 December.
Since the campaign began, Stonewall have sent out over one million pairs of rainbow laces and supporters of the campaign this year will be able to support specific branches of the LGBT+ umbrella with the launch of laces depicting the lesbian, trans, bi, non-binary, pan, and asexual flags.
Maria Munir, Stonewall's Associate Director of Community Engagement, said: "It's fantastic that we've sent out close to one million laces across the UK and beyond. It shows what a phenomenal symbol lacing up has become for LGBT+ people”.
Given the circumstances the world faces this year, it’s no surprise that there’s a huge focus in the 2020 campaign on the impact that COVID-19 has had on LGBT+ communities after a recent Stonewall survey found that loneliness and isolation are badly affecting LGBT+ communities during this time.
England Lacrosse will be highlighting some of these stories across the next two weeks so keep an eye out on our social media channels and website to stay up to date!