Australian Rugby Adopts Anti-Homophobia Policy
Australian Rugby Adopts Anti-Homophobia Policy
Popular Press News Article Analysis
Popular Press News Article Analysis
Introduction
The article, Australian Rugby Adopts Anti-Homophobia Policy by Emma Stoney is a recent article by The New York Times published in August of 2013 which talks about the new policy regarding anti-homophobia that Australia has adopted for the sport of Rugby. In this paper I will explain the positive effects that this new policy will have and how it will affect rugby and the future of sports in general.
Problem Description
1. The Australia Rugby Union (A.R.U) has announced that they would start an “inclusive policy” to allow openly gay players to join their Rugby Teams. This new code surrounds the mid-level problem of homophobia. The type of problem this new code addresses is individual civil rights and the specific problem is discrimination of gays and lesbians (homophobia). The author explains how mid-level groups of gays and lesbians are discriminated against in rugby and all sports in general. The scope of the problem is global and it is now being adjusted to help more gay athletes. The problem has existed prior to the 1950s and is still very prevalent today. At least 10% of gay rugby players are affected. This new policy helps alleviate the problem of homophobia, which is the fear and/or hatred of homosexuals. This problem comes from human sexuality and sexual orientation. In America 1 out of 4 men are exclusively homosexual and throughout the entire world statistics are similar. The level of the victim of homophobia is micro because it affects individuals and the level of the perpetrator is macro because the groups involved are organizations.
Analysis
2a. The new “inclusive policy” will be different than the prior anti-discrimination guidelines which the union already had. This all comes after the backlash of Moscow hosting the world
Popular Press News Article Analysis
Popular Press News Article Analysis
Introduction
The article, Australian Rugby Adopts Anti-Homophobia Policy by Emma Stoney is a recent article by The New York Times published in August of 2013 which talks about the new policy regarding anti-homophobia that Australia has adopted for the sport of Rugby. In this paper I will explain the positive effects that this new policy will have and how it will affect rugby and the future of sports in general.
Problem Description
1. The Australia Rugby Union (A.R.U) has announced that they would start an “inclusive policy” to allow openly gay players to join their Rugby Teams. This new code surrounds the mid-level problem of homophobia. The type of problem this new code addresses is individual civil rights and the specific problem is discrimination of gays and lesbians (homophobia). The author explains how mid-level groups of gays and lesbians are discriminated against in rugby and all sports in general. The scope of the problem is global and it is now being adjusted to help more gay athletes. The problem has existed prior to the 1950s and is still very prevalent today. At least 10% of gay rugby players are affected. This new policy helps alleviate the problem of homophobia, which is the fear and/or hatred of homosexuals. This problem comes from human sexuality and sexual orientation. In America 1 out of 4 men are exclusively homosexual and throughout the entire world statistics are similar. The level of the victim of homophobia is micro because it affects individuals and the level of the perpetrator is macro because the groups involved are organizations.
Analysis
2a. The new “inclusive policy” will be different than the prior anti-discrimination guidelines which the union already had. This all comes after the backlash of Moscow hosting the world