It’s Pride Month! Join Major League Quidditch in celebrating our gender-diverse and LGBTQ2IA+ athletes and volunteers this week by checking out player highlights and our pride-themed logos on MLQ franchise pages. Kieran CollierMLQ Project AssistantBeater, Boston Forge What got you started in quidditch? I joined quidditch my freshman year of college after looking up videos online
By Christian BarnesMLQ DEI Director MLQ has always provided me a place and platform to voice my concerns and happiness as they intersect with my racial identity. I’ve had the honor and privilege of spending time with so many players across this sport in generally great interactions. I commonly refer to the players I don’t
MLQ opened Black History Month with some of our past, present and future DEI-related action items. USQ released their census data, highlighted members of the community and hosted their Black History Month celebration. We are seeing quidditch organizations take feedback and start bringing ideas to action, but the question remains:
Is there more that should be done?
To help answer this question, we’d like to close Black History Month with an op-ed by our DEI Interim Director Christian Barnes.
Black History Month is celebrated in the U.S., Canada and a few other countries around the world with the intent to respect the history and leadership of Black individuals that are rarely spoken about. Officially recognized by President Gerald Ford in 1976, February is a time for the public to “seize the opportunity to honor
The last two months have been a whirlwind in the U.S. due to the election. As a result, our team opted to combine the October and November DEI update. As always, we want to remind everyone of the seven pillars for our DEI work: equity, inclusion, leadership, learning opportunities, recruitment/retention, spotlight and safety. These pillars