International GAY Rugby

TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR IDENTIFICATION AND TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH THROUGH THE PLAYING OF RUGBY BOTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:-PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY ("LGBT")TO COMPETE IN RUGBY THROUGH TOLERANT AND ACCEPTING CLUBS AND TEAMS, BOTH PRIMARILY LGBT AND LGBT-FRIENDLY AND BY ELIMINATING HOMOPHOBIA IN RUGBY THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, COMPETITIVE PLAY AND TOURNAMENT EVENTS THAT STAND FOR TOLERANCE AND ACCEPTANCE IN SPORTS; AND-WORKING WITH THE RUGBY GOVERNING BODIES AND OTHER PARTNER ORGANISATIONS WORLDWIDE TO IMPROVE TOLERANCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF LGBT ATHLETES AT ALL LEVELS OF THE SPORT OF RUGBY ENSURING THAT NO INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATING IN RUGBY ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR IDENTIFICATION.