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Durham University Signs Sports Charter

DURHAM students are leading a campaign to axe discrimination in sport.
The city’s Students’ Union has signed the Government-led charter aiming to eliminate homophobia and transphobia in sport at Durham University.
Led by the union’s community officer, Grace Abel, and receiving backing from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Association at the union, along with the university’s sporting body, Team Durham, the signing of the charter is a significant move for Durham University students.
To read the full article from the Sunderland Echo go here.
The LGBT Sports Charter was launched by Lynne Featherstone MP in LGBT History Month 2011.
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