The AFL refuses to let the Sydney Swans display the LGBTQ rainbow during match as coach is left mystified by 'why the pushback is happening'
Daily MailAFL said no to LGBTQ+ request from Sydney Swans The AFL has raised eyebrows after refusing to let the Sydney Swans ALFW team display a LGBTQ+ rainbow on the field when they tackle Collingwood later this month. But the Swans also want to celebrate Pride round with their fans a week earlier when they host the Magpies at Henson Park in Sydney's inner-west on October 29. The AFL has raised eyebrows after refusing to let the Sydney Swans ALFW team display a LGBTQ rainbow on the field when they tackle Collingwood on October 29 Swans coach Scott Gowans sees no problem in the code celebrating Pride round twice 'Not everyone can travel over to Fremantle to celebrate,' he told The Age. Last season seven Sea Eagles players sat out the round 20 NRL clash against the Roosters after refusing to wear the club's inaugural rainbow jersey Swans key defender Alice Mitchell is pictured in the club's Pride Round strip from last year 'We try to do what we can for the community because at the end of the day, it's the community that supports us.
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