LGBTQ+ Women’s Sports Day 2023 - Trinity College
On January 28th 2023 we were delighted to partner with some amazing organisations to host a Winter sports day for women and non-binary folk from the LGBTQ+ community. Read more below on how the day went and to view imagery and videos.
Following the success of last summer’s LGBTQ+ women’s sports event it was decided a Winter day out was exactly what’s needed to chase away the winter blues (literally!). Opportunities for socialising in healthy spaces are limited at times which is why it’s important to create spaces for community members to hang out, have the craic and get to know new people.
Sport is more than just an activity to get the heart rate going. If used creatively it can encompass so much more, especially in terms of the social and mental health benefits it can provide.There are numerous LGBTQ+ inclusive sports clubs across the country, a list of which can be found here, so why not reach out now and find your community!
“Dublin City Sport and Wellbeing Partnership (dcswphub.ie) was delighted to partner and support the delivery of the Winter Women's Sports Day. DCSWP is part of Dublin City Council and has a specific role in facilitating opportunities for everyone in our communities to partake in sport and physical activity through our dedicated programmes, services and facilities. Congratulations to all that took part in this event, there were plenty of laughs on the day - already excited for the Summer Sports Day!” (Maz Reilly - DCSWP)
Keep an eye out for our Summer LGBTQ+ Women's Sports Event which will take place on Saturday June 17th 2023!
A selection of images & video from the day in our gallery below.
Photos by Debbie Hickey / Studio Ten Photography
“We were so delighted to facilitate a space where members of our community could come together to make friends, try out some different sports and have fun in an inclusive and safe space.”
- Niamh, Dublin Lesbian Line
Please note you can view more images from the day on our full album on Sporting Pride facebook here.
Photos by Debbie Hickey / Studio Ten Photography
A special thank you to our partners and funding body:
Dublin City Sports & Wellbeing Partnership
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Dublin City Sports Partnership
Thanks very much to all of the following who made the event possible:
Trinity College Sport | Avonmore Milk | All Real Protein Bars | Titan Sports
Thanks so much to The Ear Clinic, Healthcare Audiology for kindly sponsoring our Trophies on the day.