Australian football makes history with first LGBT Pride Game
 

Australian football makes history with first LGBT Pride Game
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The rainbow flag took over Melbourne's Etihad Stadium Saturday night in a powerful statement of acceptance and love.

The Australian Football League (AFL) held its first-ever Pride Game to celebrate the LGBT community during a match between St Kilda and the Sydney Swans. Although the Swans ultimately triumphed, beating the Saints with a 70-point win, the importance of the game to fans of all stripes could **t be diminished.

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The Pride Game initiative was spearheaded by Victorian player Jason Ball, the code's first openly gay male player, in an effort to promote understanding in the AFL and among its fans.* Read more...

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