Putting their pride on show, the Brisbane Lions have launched their second-ever AFLW Pride Guernsey, designed in collaboration with AFLW players Belle Dawes and Jesse Wardlaw.
The design features the Pride Rainbow cascading down the torso of the guernsey behind the traditional Fitzroy Lion, with a pride of smaller Fitzroy Lions imprinted on the rainbow, demonstrating the Club’s support of the LGBTQI+ community and the desire to be a Club for all.
For Dawes and Wardlaw, the guernsey and Pride Round is an opportunity to celebrate the diversity in the individuals that make up the AFLW community; players, staff, members and fans alike.
“The individual Lions that make up the guernsey design represent the fact that everyone is a part of our pride,” Wardlaw said.
“Even though everyone is so unique and different in their own ways, everyone is welcomed into our pride and part of our community and that’s what this guernsey represents.”
“Having a Pride Round and creating this safe community in AFLW for everyone to be who they are is so important,” Dawes added.
“We still have such a long way to go, and I think that’s why it’s so important that we do have a Pride Round. It’s about showing up and creating this safe space for everyone to feel comfortable, welcomed, and accepted to just be themselves.”
